I Am Sun Mu

Oct 3, 2015

1h 20m

★ 6.6

Overview

Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.

Genres

Animation

Documentary

Production Companies

Required Reading

I Am Sun Mu Trailers

Cast

Self

Sun Mu

Self (wife of Sun Mu)

Angeline

Self (Chinese-Korean Artist)

Cui Xianji

Self (Beijing Yuan Art Museum director)

Liang Kegang

Self (Sun Mu's Assistant)

Ho Bin

Self (Sun Mu's Friend)

Il Gon

Self (Sun Mu's daughter)

Liang Xiao Me

Self (Sun Mu's son)

Liang Ji Yen

Self (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-il

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un

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