Kimjongilia

Name: Kimjongilia
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: March 19, 2010
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 44

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Lorber Films | Release Date: March 19, 2010

Summary: N.C. Heikin's unblinking indictment of life in North Korea under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Il. This searing examination of the communist dictatorship established by Kim Il-sung and continued today by his son Kim Jong-il dispels the illusion of a Worker's Paradise peddled by the North Korean government and exposes the injustice, tragedyN.C. Heikin's unblinking indictment of life in North Korea under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Il. This searing examination of the communist dictatorship established by Kim Il-sung and continued today by his son Kim Jong-il dispels the illusion of a Worker's Paradise peddled by the North Korean government and exposes the injustice, tragedy and famine that has prevailed over the past forty years. (Lorber Films)

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Director: N.C. Heikin

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Runtime: 75 min

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Nicolas Rapold

The filmmaker strikes gold in her varied selection of defectors, especially the military man fed up with the myopic chain of command. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Mark Keizer

At 74 tough and tragic minutes, though, Kimjongilia is not destined for monetary glory. The waiting arms of public television are the more likely destination. Read full review

Mike Hale

These harrowing tales are reason enough to see the movie. But Ms. Heikin wants to provide a total experience, so she adds in propaganda films, her own animated presentation of Korean history and, most noticeably, a pair of female dancers… It’s as bad an idea as it sounds. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

Arguably the most dysfunctional culture of the past few centuries, North Korea is a cosmically mad movie waiting to happen. But for now, Heikin's is merely insubstantial. Read full review

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This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Harrowing, sobering, and eye-opening; these are the words described as the viewers get plunged into a nightmare that is North Korea. Filled with testimonies of defectors and survivors, this documentary is a heart-wrenching tale of the violence, oppression, and tyranny faced by the North Korean citizens-- a must-watch.… Expand

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