Project Detail

Comrade Kim Goes Flying

Synopsis

A winning, life-affirming fable about a young coal miner’s pursuit of her dream to become an acrobat, Comrade Kim Goes Flying marks a milestone in film history: it is the first Western-financed fiction feature made entirely in North Korea. But this charming film wears its heavy historical mantle with grace, weaving a lovely, light-hearted tale whose themes — overcoming adversity, and realizing the dream of a lifetime—upend our assumptions of a largely cloistered culture (TIFF 2012).

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Features
Running time
83 mins
Director
Anja Daelemans, Nicholas Bonner, Kim Gwang Hun
Producer
Anja Daelemans, Nicholas Bonner, Mi Hwa Ryom
Screenwriter
Myong Sik Sin, Chol Kim
Director of Photography
Jin Sok Hwang
Production Designer
Won Song Kim
Composer
Chol Ham, Frederik Van de Moortel
Principal cast
Jong Sim Han, Chung Guk Pak, Yong Ho Ri, Son Nam Kim, Kil Myong Han, Chang Sun An, Ik Sung Ri

Production Status

Production Company

KFEIC

Koryo Group
Korea April 25th Film Studio

Another Dimension of an Idea

Bollenberg 76
3210 Lubbeek
Belgium

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