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The Juche Idea (2008)

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In the late 1960’s Kim Jong Il guaranteed his succession as the Dear Leader of North Korea by adapting his father’s Juche (pronounced choo-CHAY) philosophy to propaganda, film and art. Translated as self-reliance, Juche is a hybrid of Confucian and authoritarian Stalinist pseudo-socialism. The film is about a South Korean video artist who comes to a North Korean art residency to help bring Juche cinema into the 21st century. Inspired by the real-life story of the South Korean director kidnapped in the 70’s to invigorate the North Korean film industry, the film follows Jung Yoon Lee, a young video artist invited to work at a Juche art residency on a North Korean collective farm. The story is told through the films she made at the residency as well as interviews with a Bulgarian filmmaker and even a brief sci-fi movie.

Título original: The Juche Idea

Ano: 2008

Duração: 62 minutos

Cor: color e P&B, digital

Direção: JIM FINN

Roteiro: Jim Finn

Fotografia: Jim Finn, Jung Yoon Lee

Elenco: Jung Yoon Lee, Daniela Kostova, Sung Kim, Oleg Mavromatti

Produtor: Ferdinand Lapuz

Música: Neung Phak, Pauline Oliveros

Edições: 32