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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 79% of the 2,030 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic81/100
132 audience votes
Key crew
- Vitaly ManskyWriter
- Vitaly ManskyDirector
- Kārlis AuzānsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lee Zin-miHerself
- Yu-yongHerself
- Hye-yongHerself
- Oh-gyongHerself
- Lim Soo-yongHerself
- Choi Song-minHerself
- Su-yongHerself
- Kim Jong-unHimself
Themes
propagandacommunist propagandanorth korea
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