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Under the Sun

2015Movie1 h 50 min

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79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic816.3Rotten Tomatoes94%70%
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic816.3Rotten Tomatoes94%70%

Summary

Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration.

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  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Makes you smirk.

Not for comfort, warmth or laughs.

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Translation with an Agendain 90 titlesEllen, who does not know that Olof is illiterate, leaves a good-bye note in which she confesses that she's married, proclaims her love for him, and says she'll sort things out.Blade-of-Grass Cutin 202 titlesThere are a couple of close-up shots of bugs crawling around Olof's window, emphasizing the isolation of the farm and how he hasn't kept it very clean.All 18 tropes

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