Movie: A State of Mind

Top 7 Billed Cast

Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon

Narrator

Hyon Sun Pak
Hyon Sun Pak

herself

Song Yun Kim
Song Yun Kim

Herself

Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il

Himself (archive footage)

Kim Jong-ho
Kim Jong-ho

Himself - Mass Games Organizer

Hyon Sun Pak
Hyon Sun Pak

Herself - Gymnast

Song Yun Kim
Song Yun Kim

Herself - Gymnast

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    A State of Mind

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2005-08-10

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    English한국어/조선말
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