Is Under the Sun sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Under the Sun end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Sun violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Sun scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Sun easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Under the Sun

Name: Under the Sun
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Lee Zin-mi, Yu-yong, Hye-yong, Oh-gyong, Lim Soo-yong

Directed by Vitaly Mansky

Produced by Hypermarket Film, Saxonia Entertainment

2015110 min7.2 / 10

A haunting documentary that exposes the surreal gap between state propaganda and everyday life in North Korea through intimate observation of one family.

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. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Unresolved Grief Stories Mental Illness Caregiving East Asian History & Culture Government Oppression Dramas

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Propaganda Communist Propaganda North Korea

Questions people ask

Is Under the Sun sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Under the Sun end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Under the Sun violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Under the Sun scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Under the Sun easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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