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KIMJONGILIA is the first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea. NC Heikin`s 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 propaganda films and original scenes that illuminate the contours of daily life for a people whose every action is monitored and every thought could bring retribution. (official distributor synopsis)
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It’s really too bad that the author does not consider the raw testimonies of the actors of the North Korean slave factory to be impressive enough, and that she considers it necessary to underscore them with very dubious dance numbers. This tends to dampen the emotions rather than strengthen them. Kimjongilia could use greater materiality and less persuasiveness – if, for example, Heikin used more segments of North Korean propaganda, her documentary could be more than just a passionate highlight of one of the most terrible and overlooked disasters of humanity in the 20th century. This type of lyrical approach to a documentary needs more of a "Špátová" talent for visuals, and Heikin does not have it.
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