The Propaganda Game (2015)

Directed by

Álvaro Longoria

Genre

documentary film

Country

North Korea, Germany, People's Republic of China, France

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker visits North Korea on a short trip and documents his experiences and observations. The movie shows what he saw and how the country presented itself to an outsider.

informativeobservationalcuriouseye-openingmeasuredthoughtfulintriguingneutral-tonedslow-paced

What happens

The Propaganda Game is a 2015 documentary film about North Korea by director Álvaro Longoria. It was described by The Hollywood Reporter as an "effectively a well-mounted video diary of his short visit to the country" and "inevitably intriguing because of its subject". The film had its world premiere at the September 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival, and was nominated for the award for Best Documentary Film at the 30th Goya Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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