On the Art of Set Design

2019 13 min

Overview

Before sliding into the uniform of his father, the dictator and founder of the “Republic” of North Korea, Kim Jong II was passionate about film. He was said to have a collection of 20,000 videos, with a predilection for action films… from the West of course. One-time director of Arts and Humanities at the Department of Agitation and Propaganda, he wrote in the 1970s an essay on the theoretical practice of how the 7th art should express the ideology in place. Jan Iljäs drew inspiration from the clear principles of the “Shining Star” to create a short film composed of shots taken during a touristic trip to the country.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Finland

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Rebecca Clamp

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Jan Ijäs

Director

Jan Ijäs

Producer

Matti Ahopelto

Music

Posters

External Links

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