Under the Sun

2015, 1h 50min -

Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal. Show more

"Under the Sun" — movie produced in Czech Republic, Germany, Russia and Latvia and released in 2015. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 50min. "Under the Sun" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store and to stream on Tubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!