Fresh
Lately outsiders are more likely to laugh at North Korea's despotic head than to think about those who suffer under him, and Kimjongilia is a welcome and necessary antidote to that impulse.
Jesse Singal, Boston Globe
Overview
The first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea, this stylish, deeply moving documentary is centered around astonishing interviews with survivors of North Korea's vast and largely hidden prison camps, and interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propoganda films and original art performances.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Built around interviews with more than a half-dozen North Koreans who fled their country but can't shake its hold on their imaginations.
Mike Hale, New York Times
Fresh
A horrifying-fascinating peek into a "hermit kingdom" that's a bigger mystery than life on other planets.
Nicolas Rapold, Time Out New York
Rotten
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.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
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