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Kimjongilia (2009)

1h 15m

Running Time

Kimjongilia (2009)

Name: Kimjongilia
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2009-01-18

1h 15m

Running Time

Plot.

The first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea, this stylish, deeply moving documentary is centered around astonishing interviews with survivors of North Korea's vast and largely hidden prison camps, and interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propoganda films and original art performances.

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This Movie Is About.

woman director ·

north korea

Cast & Crew.

Young Hun Choi

Self

Chol-Hwan Kang

Self

Lee Shin

Self

N.C. Heikin

Director / Producer / Writer

Ellen Kesend

Co-Producer

Robert Pepin

Producer

Kyle Saylors

Co-Producer / Cinematography

David Novack

Producer

Peterson Almeida

Editor

Patrick Donahue

Sound Mixer

Su Kim

Co-Producer

Kyle Saylors

Cinematographer

Michael Gordon

Music

Mary Lampson

Editor

Wilhelm Ogterop

Animation

Young Sun Cho

Producer

Mike Figgis

Executive Producer

Kenny Saylors

Co-Producer

James Egan

Executive Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 18, 2009

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 15m

Genres
Documentary Drama

Wiki.

Kimjongilia (Korean: 김정일리아) is a documentary film directed by N.C. Heikin that tells the stories of North Korean prison camp survivors and escapees from the country. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.