The Juche Idea

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The Juche Idea

Jim Finn, follows a South Korean video artist in North Korea who hopes to revitalize Juche cinema, somewhat inspired by a true story of a South Korean filmmaker kidnapped in the 70s to make the North Korean film industry better. This experimental satire that examines what happens when a South Korean filmmaker sojourns into communist North Korea to breathe new life into that country's flagging, propaganda-driven movie industry. Believing that cinema can prop up North Korea's Juche Idea of self-reliance, mad dictator Kim Jong-Il pulls out all the stops to help the young émigré produce appropriate films.

Release Date

2008-03-31

Year

2008

Duration

1h 2m

Status

Released

Score

6.50

#found-footage

Cast

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Jung Yoon Lee

Yoon Jung

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Daniela Kostova

Russian Woman

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Sung Kim

North Korean Man

Oleg Mavromatti

Oleg Mavromatti

Russian Man