The Fantastic (2021)
• October 15th, 2021 • 0h 30min
Documentary
Overview
In Maija Blåfield’s documentary, eight former North Koreans talk about what it was like to watch illegal films in a closed society. In addition to the 'waste videos', South Korean films were also smuggled into the country via China.
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