The Blast Furnace (1950)

Original title

용광로

Directed by

Chong-sik Min

Genre

drama

Country

North Korea

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A North Korean propaganda film from 1950 about industrial workers. The story focuses on their efforts during wartime.

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What happens

The Blast Furnace is a 1950 North Korean film directed by Min Chongshik. The script was written by Kim Yonggun. It was produced by the Division of Film Productions of the Korean Workers' Party. The film was released during the Korean War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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