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[–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you have examples? I'm genuinely curious, never heard about DPRK's film industry

[–] juchebot88@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A couple (I've watched way more of these than I care to admit):

The Country I Saw (1987) About a cynical Japanese journalist, suffering from PTSD because of his experiences as an attaché during World War II. He visits to the DPRK and meets some of the people he saved from Japanese troops during the war.

Myself in the Distant Future (1997) Kind of a socialist rom-com? But better than it sounds. About a spoiled, directionless young man from Pyongyang who falls in love with a girl from a construction shock brigade.

Story of Our Home (2016) Coming-of-age story, but different from western ones: growing up means you learn to accept help from the community.

Traffic Controller at Crossroads (1987) Female traffic cop in Pyongyang, and her interactions with various people on her street. Quite cool to see a film portraying close friendships between men and women that aren't necessarily sexual or romantic.

Bear in mind, all these are filmed very much like Soviet movies during the 1970s. So the style takes a little bit of getting used to. I hated it at first; now I prefer it to western styles.