Under the SunMovie
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.
About Under the Sun
Under the Sun is a 2015 documentary movie directed by Vitaly Mansky.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 50m, production credits from Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Lee Zin-mi, Yu-yong, Hye-yong, Oh-gyong. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
