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Poster for The Juche Idea

The Juche Idea

2008

Overview

Jim Finn, follows a South Korean video artist in North Korea who hopes to revitalize Juche cinema, somewhat inspired by a true story of a South Korean filmmaker kidnapped in the 70s to make the North Korean film industry better. This experimental satire that examines what happens when a South Korean filmmaker sojourns into communist North Korea to breathe new life into that country's flagging, propaganda-driven movie industry. Believing that cinema can prop up North Korea's Juche Idea of self-reliance, mad dictator Kim Jong-Il pulls out all the stops to help the young émigré produce appropriate films.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 31, 2008
Original language
English
Director
Jim Finn
Writer
Jim Finn
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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