Under the Sun
Im Strahl der Sonne
Rating: 7.2 · 2015 · Documentary · Germany, Czech Republic, Latvia, Russia · 1 ч 50 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Im Strahl der Sonne
- Year
- 2015
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- Germany, Czech Republic, Latvia, Russia
- Runtime
- 1 ч 50 мин
- TMDB
- 7.2
- IMDb
- 7.2
Director
Cast
- Lee Zin-mi — Herself
- Yu-yong — Herself
- Hye-yong — Herself
- Oh-gyong — Herself
- Lim Soo-yong — Herself
- Choi Song-min — Herself
- Su-yong — Herself
- Kim Jong-un — Himself
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- Triumph of the Will (1935)
- The Great Hack (2019)
- The Atomic Cafe (1982)
- Land Without Bread (1933)
- Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
- Merchants of Doubt (2014)
- The Mole: Undercover in North Korea (2020)
- Beyond Utopia (2023)
- The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
- The Propaganda Game (2015)