Underplayed Gems

The Schoolgirl's Diary (2006)

The Schoolgirl's Diary poster
Original title
한 녀학생의 일기
Directed by
Jang In-hak
Genre
drama
Country
North Korea
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
U
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A North Korean schoolgirl deals with everyday life and pressures at school while learning to be a good citizen under the guidance of her teachers and family. The film shows her personal growth and the values she is taught to uphold in her society.

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What happens

The Schoolgirl's Diary (or The Journal of a Schoolgirl) is a 2007 North Korean film directed by Jang In-hak. It debuted at the 2006 Pyongyang Film Festival as one of two films produced domestically that year, and was released in France at the end of 2007. In 2016, Radio Free Asia, a U.S. government-funded agency, incorrectly claimed that the film had been banned in North Korea. However, the film has been broadcast on North Korean state television KCTV and archived on the state-controlled news website Uriminzokkiri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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