A State of Mind

A State of Mind

2005/08/10 • Released • English, Korean

Documentary
Music
7.9
1h 33m

Overview

Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.

Director : Daniel Gordon

Casts
Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon

Narrator

Hyon Sun Pak

herself

Song Yun Kim

Herself

Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il

Himself (archive footage)

Kim Jong-ho

Himself - Mass Games Organizer

Hyon Sun Pak

Herself - Gymnast

Song Yun Kim

Herself - Gymnast

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