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North Korea, A Day in the Life

North Korea, A Day in the Life
Noord Korea, Een dag uit het leven

Country of production
The Netherlands

Year of production
2004

Format
16 mm

Length
48 min.

Director
Pieter Fleury

Production
Golden Monkey Enterprises

In this narration-less documentary the family of Hong Sun Hui, a female worker in a textile factory, is taking us through an ordinary day in the country of the Beloved Leader Kim Jong Il.

The people undergo an endless stream of propaganda. Unmoved they perform their duty. At the nursery school, Hong's daughter learns that 'flowers need the sun and she needs the love of the Great Leader to grow'. The system of indoctrination, control and self-criticism seems both frightening and ridiculous.

Although unexpected, an escape is underway: English lessons for Hong's brother seem to bring a spark of hope. But 'Internet' is still just a word: it means International Network!

Original Language: Korean, English
English Subtitles

 

Awards:
Amnesty International Award at IndieLisboa 2005
Special Award for Best Documentary at Pyongyang Film Festival 2004
Nomination for Best Short Documentary at Nederlands Film Festival Utrecht 2004
Bronze Award Best Documentary at Al Jazeera Int. Television Festival 2006


Festivals:
FIPA Biarritz 2005
Human Rights Film Festival Geneva 2005
IndieLisboa 2005
Documentary Film Festival Munich 2005
Seattle Int. Film Festival 2005
Silverdocs 2005
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film 2004
Nederlands Film Festival Utrecht 2004
Idfa 2004
Synchron Int. Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Budapest 2004
Human Rights in Film Int. Film Festival Warsaw 2004

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