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Noord-Korea

Noord-Korea

2001TV Movie⏱️ 50m
Documentary
7.6
IMDB Rating
168 votes

This film, shot mostly covertly, shows a regime where 20 million people live in poverty, some on the brink of starvation, while the former dictator Kim II Sung and his son build extravagant monuments to reflect their power.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Swieringa
Language
English, Korean
Country
Netherlands
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
John Swieringa
as Self - Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Pyongyang, North Korea

🏷️ Keywords

north korea

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

A worthy "tourist" glimpse into North Korea
by baturalpg2010-06-22
7/10

"This is a documentary based on the videos shot by a crew, who were accepted as tourists into the state. All videos as accompanied by the narrators comment. The video shoot in the documentary does not actually cover anything deep of Korean Life. Because the tourist are "guided" all the way around their trip, and their contact with people is banned (as claimed in the documentary), you can only see what is shown in the tour and what an eye can see on their way in a "love north Korea" tour. Throughout the movie, the crew is constantly exposed to an absurd senseless propaganda ..."

📖 Synopsis

This film, shot mostly covertly, shows a regime where 20 million people live in poverty, some on the brink of starvation, while the former dictator Kim II Sung and his son build extravagant monuments to reflect their power.