Kimjongilia

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 who tell harrowing stories of concentration camps, mass famine, and seemingly impossible escapes. The picture they paint is alarming, even for those who keep well informed – a portrait of an entire nation forced to live in thrall, first to godlike dictator Kim Il Song and, after his death, to his son, Kim Jong Il. Both a query into the mass adoration of a cultish figure and a powerful testament to the human will to survive, Kimjongilia is a bracing reminder of how little we know about one of the most discussed countries on earth.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Cinematography: Kyle Saylors

Editing: Peterson Almeida, Mary Lampson

Music: Michael Gordon

Production: Green Garnet Productions (c/o Visit Films, USA T. +1 718 3128210 F. +1 718 3624865 al@visitfilms.com www.visitfilms.com)

Producers: N.C. Heikin

Format: Digibeta Color

Production Country: USA-South Korea-France

Production Year: 2009

Duration: 75

Contact: Visit Films, USA Aida LiPera T. +1 718 3128210 F. +1 718 3624865 al@visitfilms.com www.visitfilms.com