Under the Sun

Oct 30, 2015

1h 50m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Hypermarket Film

Saxonia Entertainment

Česká televize

Vertov Studio

Vertov

Under the Sun Trailers

Cast

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Lee Zin-mi

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Yu-yong

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Hye-yong

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Oh-gyong

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Lim Soo-yong

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Choi Song-min

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Su-yong

Himself

Kim Jong-un

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