Under the Sun

The story

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 & crew

Lee Zin-mi

Lee Zin-miHerself

Yu-yong

Yu-yongHerself

Hye-yong

Hye-yongHerself

Oh-gyong

Oh-gyongHerself

Lim Soo-yong

Lim Soo-yongHerself

Choi Song-min

Choi Song-minHerself

Su-yong

Su-yongHerself

Kim Jong-unHimself