Under the Sun (2015)

Directed by Vitaly Mansky1h 50mDocumentary

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.

Rated
G
Year
2015
Country
CZ
Language
German
Release date
30 October 2015
TMDB
7.2 (132)
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Lee Zin-mi
Herself
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Yu-yong
Herself
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Hye-yong
Herself
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Oh-gyong
Herself
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Lim Soo-yong
Herself
C
Choi Song-min
Herself
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Su-yong
Herself
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un
Himself

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