Under the Sun (2015)

Original title

Im Strahl der Sonne

Directed by

Vitaly Mansky

Genre

documentary film

Country

North Korea, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Latvia

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 127 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary crew follows a young girl and her family in Pyongyang over the course of a year as she prepares for a state ceremony. The film shows both the official version of life and the reality hidden behind staged scenes.

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What happens

Under the Sun (Russian: В лучах солнца, romanized: V luchakh solntsa; Korean: 태양 아래, romanized: Taeyang Alae) is a 2015 documentary film directed by Vitaly Mansky. It depicts a year in the life of a family in Pyongyang, North Korea, as their daughter, Zin-mi, prepares to join the Korean Children's Union on the Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday). North Korea permitted only Mansky, cinematographer Alexandra Ivanova, and a sound assistant to visit the country. After discovering that the crew had smuggled unapproved footage out of the country and included it in the finished film, North Korean authorities objected to the film's screening. Under the Sun received mostly positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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