North Korea: The Great Illusion (2015) [N/A]
Directed by:
Julien Alric, Michaël Sztanke
Release Date:
May 19, 2015
Original Title:
North Korea: The Great Illusion
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Baozi Production
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 52
This is a journey like no other, after several months of wrangling with North Korean authorities in Paris reporters Michaël Sztanke and Julien Alri obtained a visa for Pyongyang but as soon as they arrived the scene was set by a compulsory photo shoot. Journalists are kept under close surveillance and to go to North Korea is to accept the presence of guides who provide supervision 24 hours a day, their primary role is to protect the countries image. In North Korea’s eyes every foreigner is a potential enemy who must be closely watched, this being said Sztanke and Alri attempt to delve deeper into the inner workings of the hermit kingdom, discovering the real nature of this political regime and how life is for your everyday North Korean.
After years of negotiations, Michaël Sztanke and Julien Alric secured a visa to get into North Korea. After being censored the first time, they returned to get the answers they had originally sought: How do North Korean people live?
