Under the Sun (2015)

★ 7.2 1h 50m 126 votes IMDb
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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.

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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un as Himself Age 43 · Pyongyang, North Korea Kim Jong Un (born 8 January c. 1982–1984) is a North Korean dictator who has served as the President of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the...
Director Vitaly Mansky
Cast Lee Zin-mi, Yu-yong, Hye-yong, Oh-gyong, Lim Soo-yong, Choi Song-min, Su-yong, Kim Jong-un

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