Pyongyang Diaries (1997)

Directed by

Solrun Hoaas

Genre

documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 2 voters

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 filmmaker documents her own limited visit to North Korea, guided by officials who show only a curated version of the country. Her diary-style narration acknowledges how little she can see or understand, as she tries to convey the reality of a famine happening outside her permitted view.

observationalpersonalrestrainedcontemplativecuriousfrustratingfragmentarysubduedreflective

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