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Under the Sun

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7.2/10 • 108

2015-10-301h 50m

Documentary

Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.

Directors
Vitaly Mansky
Writters
Vitaly Mansky
Editors
Andrey Paperny

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  1. Lee Zin-Mi

    Lee Zin-Mi

    Herself

  2. Yu-Yong

    Yu-Yong

    Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

  3. Hye-Yong

    Hye-Yong

    Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

  4. Oh-Gyong

    Oh-Gyong

    Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

  5. Choi Song-min

    Choi Song-min

    Herself

  6. Lim Soo-Yong

    Lim Soo-Yong

    Herself

  7. Su-Yong

    Su-Yong

    Herself

  8. Kim Jong-un

    Kim Jong-un

    Himself (archive footage)

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
propagandacommunist propagandanorth korea