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Cotton Road is a documentary film that is consist of 2 episodes. It is released in 2009.

One time cotton was a symbol of new prosperity.

Still overshadowed by previous colonization, some Asian countries such as India, China and Uzbekistan put hopes on cotton. The documentary portrays their effort to cultivate cottons and Korea in the thick of it. The second Cotton Empire is in the making led by Korea.

Cotton has been here more than two-thirds of entire human history and accounts for 50% of the fiver industry. Cotton has played a more important role than silk or wool in human culture. By following the history of cotton, we encounter with the discovery of a new civilization technology, inspiring explorers, mad colonialists, and the advent of the Industrial Revolution.