Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Im Strahl der Sonne
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
Where to watch free (US)
Kanopy
Hoopla
Plex
Plex Channel
Tubi TV
Production Companies
Hypermarket FilmSaxonia Entertainment
Česká televizeVertov Studio
Vertov
