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Under the Sun

Under the Sun

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Documentary
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , Korean , Russian
📆 Date Released: 2015-10-30
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.3

Beloved Cast

Lee Zin-Mi original image
Herself
Lee Zin-Mi
Yu-Yong original image
Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Yu-Yong
Hye-Yong original image
Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Hye-Yong
Oh-Gyong original image
Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Oh-Gyong
Choi Song-min original image
Herself
Choi Song-min
Lim Soo-Yong original image
Herself
Lim Soo-Yong
Su-Yong original image
Herself
Su-Yong
Kim Jong-un original image
Himself (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un

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