Under the Sun
Documentary

Under the Sun

7.2
110 min
2015
Vitaly Mansky

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.

Top Cast

Lee Zin-Mi

Lee Zin-Mi

Herself

Yu-Yong

Yu-Yong

Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

Hye-Yong

Hye-Yong

Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

Oh-Gyong

Oh-Gyong

Herself, Zin-Min's schoolmate

Choi Song-min

Choi Song-min

Herself

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