Propaganda (2012)
- Directed by
- Slavko Martinov
- Genre
- mockumentary
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 27 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.
How it feels
A fake North Korean propaganda film, it pretends to critique Western media as propaganda. The movie was initially uploaded to YouTube as a hoax before being revealed as a mockumentary by a New Zealand director.
satiricalplayfulthought-provokingdarkly comicunsettlingironicslow-burncerebralabsurd
What happens
Propaganda is a 2012 New Zealand documentary, propaganda or mockumentary film directed by Slavko Martinov. It presents itself from the perspective of the North Korean government, portraying Western media and culture as forms of propaganda. Before its first official appearance at a film festival (IDFA) in November 2012, it appeared on YouTube as part of a social experiment, where it was presented as a genuine North Korean propaganda movie. The hoax was revealed when the director submitted the film to festivals under his own name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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