A State of Mind

1h 33m
DocumentaryMusic
7.8

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
Hyon Sun Pak
herself, Herself - Gymnast
Song Yun Kim
Herself, Herself - Gymnast
Kim Jong-il
Himself (archive footage)
Kim Jong-ho
Himself - Mass Games Organizer

Crew

Daniel Gordon
Director, Writer
Barnaby Taylor
Compositors

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