Under the Sun

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 2015

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German, Korean, Russian

Countries

Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Russia

Production

Česká televize,Hypermarket Film,Saxonia Entertainment,Vertov Studio,Studio Vertov,Vertov

Cast

Lee Zin-mi,Yu-yong,Hye-yong,Oh-gyong,Lim Soo-yong,Choi Song-min,Su-yong,Kim Jong-un

Director

Vitaly Mansky

Writer

Vitaly Mansky

Producer

Natalia Manskaya,Vít Klusák

Cinematography

Alexandra Ivanova

Music

Kārlis Auzāns

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5129818