Category Archives: Documentary

Documentary: Kim Jong-Il and Stars (Part 1)

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

I know I promised the mother-lode  but I’m afraid it’s just going to have to be another taste. Here’s the first part (there are three in total) of a DPRK documentary about Kim Jong-Il’s efforts as a producer in North Korea. … Continue reading →

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Beijing screening of new North Korea doc “Hana, dul, sed”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

The good folks at Koryo Tours are hosting the China premier of an Austrian produced documentary “Hana, dul, sed”. If you’re into a more factual look at the workings of North Korea head along to the Bookworm in Beijing (details … Continue reading →

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Vice Guide to North Korean Film

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

I’ve been apprehensive about posting this video for quite some time. Not that I have lofty ideals for this site which I think might be compromised if I posted a link to the acerbic Vice, but more because I feel a little … Continue reading →

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Women’s football documentary

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

The love of the beautiful game has certainly penetrated into the Hermit Kingdom. I’ve posted before about Centre Forward (1978), but here we have a documentary made in the DPRK about the national women’s football team. As you can tell by the footage they’re are … Continue reading →

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The Game of Their Lives

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

The Game of their Lives (2002) is a great documentary about the North Korean football team who won a lot of fans during their outstanding campaign in the 1966 World Cup in England. Considered total outsiders, they managed to beat … Continue reading →

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