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.
Credits
Under the Sun Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Kim Jong-un
He was 33, now 41 years old
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as Himself (archive footage) |
Under the Sun Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Filip Remunda as Producer. He was 42 (now 51) years old
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Production |
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Vít Klusák as Producer. He was 35 (now 44) years old
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Production |
