Kimjongilia
Director NC Heiken
Countries
Duration 75 min
Synopsis
For 60 years, North Korea has been one of the most isolated countries in the world, a totalitarian nightmare from which almost no images or stories escape to the Western world. N.C. Heikin’s fascinating, formally inventive film chronicles the experiences of a number of defectors from the country, who tell harrowing stories of concentration camps, mass famine, and seemingly impossible escapes.
For 60 years, North Korea has been one of the most isolated countries in the world, a totalitarian nightmare from which almost no images or stories escape to the Western world. N.C. Heikin’s fascinating, formally inventive film chronicles the experiences of a number of defectors from the country, who tell harrowing stories of concentration camps, mass famine, and seemingly impossible escapes.