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Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park (2001)

Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park poster
Country
North Korea

How it feels

A young woman named Un A pursues her goals despite her family's attempts to stop her. The story follows her journey as she overcomes challenges.

coming-of-agedeterminedearnestslow-pacedmildfamily-focusedhopeful

What happens

Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park (Korean: 어서 오세요) is a 2001 North Korean film directed by Yun Chan. Originally made as a two 60 minute episode television series, the film is a coming of age drama about a young woman, Un A (은아), who achieves her goals in spite of interference from her family. Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park was one of three North Korean films shown at the Special Screening section of the 6th Jeonju International Film Festival, held in South Korea from 28 April–6 May 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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