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Under the Sun (2015)

Under the Sun (2015)

Documentary
Release Date: 2015, October 30
Directors: Vitaly Mansky
Countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Russia
Production: Hypermarket Film, Saxonia Entertainment, Česká televize, Vertov Studio, Vertov
Cast: Kim Jong-un, Lee Zin-mi, Yu-yong, Hye-yong, Oh-gyong, Lim Soo-yong, Choi Song-min, Su-yong

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

north korea propaganda communist propaganda