Release Date
2015-10-30
Status
Released
Original Title
Im Strahl der Sonne
Runtime
1h 50m
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Russia
Production Companies
Hypermarket Film, Saxonia Entertainment, Česká televize, Vertov Studio, Vertov
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.
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