Under the Sun
2015 • Documentary
7.227 (108)
Vitaly Mansky
Writer
Vitaly Mansky
Director
Status
Released
Release date
October 30, 2015
Duration
110 Min
Language
de
Popularity
0.6223
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Kim Jong-un
