
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.
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

The Atomic Cafe
The Atomic Cafe

Chernobyl 30 Years On: Nuclear Heritage
Chernobyl 30 Years On: Nuclear Heritage

Homes Apart: Korea
Homes Apart: Korea
Under den gamle Fane
Under den gamle Fane

Victory Through Air Power
Victory Through Air Power

Bright Future
Bright Future

The Choice - The Risks of Web Democracy
The Choice - The Risks of Web Democracy

Napalm
Napalm

Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution
Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line

Victory in the West
Victory in the West