Under the Sun

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

Lee Zin-mi Herself

Yu-yong Herself

Hye-yong Herself

Oh-gyong Herself

Lim Soo-yong Herself

Choi Song-min Herself

Su-yong Herself

Kim Jong-un Himself

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