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A state of mind [videorecording (DVD)].

Kino on Video, [2006].

DVD 796.47 S797 Doc

Gymnasts -- Korea (North) -- Biography.

Gymnastics -- Korea (North) -- Exhibitions.

Nationalism -- Korea (North)

Gymnastics for girls.

Spectacular, The.

Spectacular, The -- Government policy -- Korea (North) -- Pʻyŏngyang.

Physical education and training -- Korea (North)

Korea (North) -- Social conditions.

Korea (North) -- Civilization -- 21st century.

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2004.

Special features: An interview with director Daniel Gordon ; CNN: "A state of mind" (2005, color, 7 min.) ; stills gallery.

Letterboxed (1.85:1) - enhanced for 16x9 TVs.

A North Korea/United Kingdom co-production.

IN English and Korean with optional English subtitles.

Very Much So in association with BBC Arte and WNET, a film by Daniel Gordon ; produced and directorby Daniel Gordon.

Gymnasts: Kim Song Yun, Pak Hyon Sun.

"A fascinating mixture of cinema verite and essay filmmaking A State Of Mind connects culture, history and politics into a complex exploration of one of the world's most closed nations - North Korea. After extensive negotiations with Pyongyang government, filmmaker Daniel Gordon and producer Nicolas Bonner were granted unprecedented - and unrestricted - access to film a pair of gymnast instruction, 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun practiced through exhaustion - doing pirouettes and cartwheels on a cement floor - and proudly displayed their love for great General Kim Jong II. But more than a character expose, A State Of Mind unravels some of the political meaning behind this epic sports celebration while placing the country's current political status - as a 'rogue nation' - in perspective with some of its most important and traumatic historical moments. While A State Of Mind brings never-before-seen images of state -regulated schools, pubs and artistic performances, it is its daring ability to illustrate 'the hardships of their lives in a manner almost never permitted by the Pyongyang government' (Anthony Faiola, Washington Post) that makes this a 'terrific' (Amy Taubin, Film Comment) documentary. Yet, when the film explores how the brutal 1950s U.S. bombings - which killed over 2 million North Koreans - still as a lingering trauma in this nation of 22 million, one is forced to re-think several assumptions about the nature of anti-American sentiment to glimpse into the real North Korea."--Container.

Documentary films.

Gordon, Daniel, 1972-

VeryMuchSo Productions.

Kino International Corporation.

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