Under the Sun — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Vitaly Mansky

• Lee Zin-mi
  as Herself
• Yu-yong
  as Herself
• Hye-yong
  as Herself
• Oh-gyong
  as Herself
• Lim Soo-yong
  as Herself
• Choi Song-min
  as Herself