A State of Mind (2005)

7.9/10 93 min Documentary Music

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.

Cast

Daniel Gordon

Narrator

Kim Jong-il

Himself (archive footage)

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