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The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
The 2015 Russian documentary Under the Sun, directed by Vitaly Mansky, provides a rare and critical glimpse into life in North Korea. The film follows an eight-year-old girl, Zin-mi, over the course of a year as she prepares to join the Korean Children's Union on the Day of the Shining Star, a national holiday marking Kim Jong-il's birthday.
Kim Ho-sun was born on 9 March 1941 in South Hamgyong Province, now part of North Korea. He dropped out of Kyung Hee University and made his directorial debut in 1974 with Hwannyeo . A member of the so-called "Visual Age" of Korean directors, Kim made some of the bestselling Korean films of the 1970s.
Features North-Korean built planes based on the Il-2 and Il-10, models which were never used by the KPA. [79] 1984: A Hedgehog Defeats a Tiger: 호랑이를 이긴 고슴도치: Children's film [80] [81] 1984: An Emissary of No Return: 돌아오지 않은 밀사: Shin Sang-ok: Kim Jun Sik, Ryang Hae Sung, Kim Yun Hong: Historical/Drama: Shin's ...
According to Nick Romano of Vanity Fair, during Kim Il Sung's reign of North Korea, "[Kim Jong Il] even established an underground circuit of bootleg films, as North Koreans weren’t allowed to watch most international releases". [361]
North Korea's principal producer of feature films is the Korean Art Film Studio, a state-run studio founded in 1947 and located outside of Pyongyang.Other North Korean film studios include the Korean Documentary Film Studio (founded in 1946), the April 25 Film Studio of the Korean People's Army (founded in 1959 and previously known as the February 8 Cinema Studio) and the Korean Science and ...
Korean April 26 Animation Studio [3] (Korean: 조선4·26만화영화촬영소; Hanja: 朝鮮4·26漫畵映畵撮影所; lit. Korean April 26 Animation Film Studio), also known as SEK Studio (abbreviation of "Scientific Educational Korea"), is a state-owned North Korean animation studio, based in Ot'an-dong, Central District, Pyongyang.
About daily life in North Korea, in eight parts [18] 2009 The Spring of Love (사랑의 샘) Drama: About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [18] 2010 The name of that girl (그 처녀의 이름) Drama [23] 2011 Our Women's Soccer Team (우리녀자축구팀) Drama: About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [18] currently 5 parts. 2013