The Juche Idea

The Juche Idea 2008

6.5 4

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.

  • Released: 2008-03-31
  • Runtime: 62 minutes
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  • Stars: Sung Kim, Daniela Kostova, Jung Yoon Lee, Oleg Mavromatti
  • Director: Jim Finn