Festival selection / Film
Under the Sun
- Year
- 2015
- Director
- Vitaly Mansky
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genre
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Festival record
- BER 15
Where to watch
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Cast
- Lee Zin-miHerself
- Yu-yongHerself
- Hye-yongHerself
- Oh-gyongHerself
- Lim Soo-yongHerself
- Choi Song-minHerself
- Su-yongHerself
Kim Jong-unHimself
Trailer
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