Under the Sun
Original title: Im Strahl der Sonne
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7.2/10
(111)
10/30/2015
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1h 50min
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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.
Direction: Виталий Манский
Screenwriter: Виталий Манский
Producer: Наталья Манская, Simone Baumann, Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák, Petr Kubica
Cast
Kim Jong-un
Himself (archive footage)
