The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic63/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel GordonDirector
- Daniel GordonWriter
Cast
- Daniel GordonNarrator
- Hyon Sun Pakherself
- Song Yun KimHerself
- Kim Jong-ilHimself (archive footage)
- Kim Jong-hoHimself - Mass Games Organizer
- Hyon Sun PakHerself - Gymnast
- Song Yun KimHerself - Gymnast
Stills
Themes
dancinggymnastnorth korea