(Im Strahl der Sonne)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Czech Republic,

Germany,

Latvia,

Russia

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

110 minutes

Year:

2015

Directors:

Vitaly Mansky

Production companies:

Hypermarket Film,

Saxonia Entertainment,

Česká televize,

Vertov Studio,

Vertov

Actors:

Herself

Herself

Herself

Herself

Herself

Crews:

Sound

Editor

Producer

Sound

Producer