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Our Construction (1946)

Our Construction poster
Genre
documentary film
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How it feels

This silent black-and-white documentary shows three events from early 1946 North Korea. It covers the anniversary of a protest movement, a May Day celebration, and repair work on a river in Pyongyang.

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What happens

Our Construction (Korean: 우리의 건설) is a 1946 North Korean documentary. It is widely considered to be the first North Korean film, and predates the 1949 My Home Village, which was the first feature film in the country. It is a silent and black-and-white film. It was filmed with a single camera and consists of three parts that each cover an event from the first half of 1946. The first part commemorates the 27th anniversary of the March First Movement, the second part covers International Workers' Day celebrations on 1 May, and the third covers repairs to infrastructure of the Pothong River in Pyongyang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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