Songs From the North

Overview

Interweaving footage from the director’s three visits to North Korea with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, Songs from the North takes a different look at this enigmatic country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Challenging the meaning of freedom, love, patriotism and ultimately the human condition, it tries to understand, on their own terms, the psychology and popular imaginary of the North Korean people and the political ideology of absolute love which continues to drive the nation towards its uncertain future.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 20, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Korean

Countries

United States of America, Portugal, South Korea

Production

Rosa Filmes

Director

Soon-Mi Yoo

Writer

Soon-Mi Yoo

Producer

Soon-Mi Yoo

Cinematography

Soon-Mi Yoo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3904778