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North Korea: A Day in the Life

Pieter Fleury (Director) Rated:

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Special features

Interview with director Pieter Fleury
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Impressions of North Korean TV
Screening in Pyongyang
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Directors: Pieter Fleury
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English, Korean
Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: Facets
DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006
Run Time: 48 minutes
Average Customer Review: 15 customer reviews
ASIN: B000GTJSGC
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,808 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3615 in Movies & TV > DVD > Foreign Films
- #5909 in Movies & TV > DVD > Documentary

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One of the Better Documentaries About The Mysterious North Korea

ByD. Rudnickon April 13, 2014

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I've seen several documentaries about North Korea, and this is one of the better ones. I can't attest to the veracity or the reality of what life is like for a typical North Korean family by watching this documentary, because the government "minders" shadowed the documentary makers throughout the course of the film.

It is well-produced, nicely filmed, and reiterates what other documentaries have presented: North Korea is poor, ruled by a dictator whose mental and emotional stability must be questioned, and where the population is under close scrutiny. It is a "closed" society in the strictest sense. Other documentaries were filmed under false pretenses (with hidden cameras and microphones) and while those give more of an "honest" look at the reality of North Korea, it doesn't give you the whole picture.

If you're interested in learning more about what goes on behind the closed door of North Korea, this is an informative documentary to watch.

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Humanizing the Axis of Evil

ByBryan A. Pfleegeron October 27, 2007

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There can be no question about it Pieter Fleury's North Korea: A Day in the Life is a propaganda piece. Never before had a western journalist been given so much access to a country that is traditionally cloaked in secrecy. But propaganda aside the film does give its viewers a look inside this closed world.

Following the daily activities of the Hong family we get a glimpse of what their life is like. Ms. Hong works in a textile factory and is constantly being observed by the government and her fellow workers as we witness power outages and productivity meetings in which the workers berate themselves and their fellow workers for lack of productivity and mistakes. The problems are generally blamed on the Americans who children are taught to hate from an early age. The song mother and child sing on the way to school is chilling.

The family's young daughter goes to school where she learns of the goodness of dictator Kim Jong Il (the General) through a parable of a pair of boots that he gave up as a child so he could wear wet sneakers like his comrades. The school day is completely regimented and the children come across as robots parroting the party line.

The father spends his day in class learning English and not much else is shown concerning him except that he sweeps the street in front of the statue of the General on his way home. An extra feature says that such work is noticed by the government.

Fleury says in an interview that the purpose of the film was to build a bridge between countries by humanizing the people and by showing them laugh. This is shown in the film but what comes across even more is the sterile environment of repression. These are normal people carrying on normal activities in an abnormal world.

See this film for what it is an unflinching look at a world many of us thankfully will never experience.

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ByAmazon Customeron September 1, 2017

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This video is soooo good! it is nice cause there is no narrator.

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Interesting, but not for everyone.

ByChrison October 18, 2007

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I have a mixed review of this DVD. For most people, I would recommend instead getting the National Geocgraphic video. I recently ordered both and watched the two almost back-to-back, and much of the video was the same. The National Geographic video, however, was narrated very well.

On the plus side for this video, however, this DVD had SOME new footage, and it was not narrated (that can be a plus for some people). For people who are avid "North Korea watchers" or researchers, it may very well be worth a look. Since those folks may not need a voiceover explaining what they're watching, the lack of narration may be a bonus. As D. Morris alluded, however, the average person will find this DVD boring.

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the real life version of The invasion of the body snatchers meets George Orwells Animal Farm

ByPaul Allenon August 9, 2007

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As many problems as America has, after watching this and Lisa Ling's's Inside North Korea I thank God Alimighty I live in a free country and am not a mind numbed robot. This was absolutley chilling and frighting to see what life is really like on the other side of fence. It broke my heart to see those poor kids in that kindergarden and how they are being lied to by that looneytunes nutcase dictator "the dear leader" Kim L Sung. God bless America and thank goodness for freedom

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ByC. Murphreeon April 9, 2010

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EVERY American - - especially POLITICIANS should be REQUIRED to see this.

THEY DON'T LOVE US - - AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL.

LOOK what they are teaching their children in grammer school! Helloooooo!

WAKE UP!

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Full of North Korea Goodness!!

What can be said more than this wonderful film about the Glories of The Enlightened One's own Paradise of North Korea?Read more

Published on December 29, 2012 by El Kabong

A Scripted Day in the Life of a Pyongyang Party Member's Family

Propaganda is a true art form in North Korea, and the video, "North Korea, and North Korea: A Day in the Life" is no exception.Read more

Published on August 27, 2011 by Amazon Customer

A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words -

This documentary obviously was made under North Korean supervision, and nobody should assume it represents the life of average North Koreans.Read more

Published on February 22, 2010 by Loyd Eskildson

Shows how out-of-touch the regime is which choreographed it

North Korea fascinates due to it being the most isolated (by its own choice) and most severely repressive nation on Earth.Read more

Published on August 8, 2009 by P. Conlon

Not As Good As You'd Expect

Because of Government restrictions on what could be filmed, the content here is very narrow. Everyone seems happy, well-fed and enamored of the Great Leader.Read more

Published on June 18, 2009 by Cary B. Barad

Another day in paradise.

This movie shows a day in the life of a typical (or typical government approved for display) North Korean family. There is no narration, and really none seems needed.Read more

Published on October 24, 2007 by lighten_up_already2

Just bizarre! There are few things to which are engaging at the beginning of this documentary, but not all that interesting.Read more

Published on July 13, 2007 by Danamite

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