Vitaly ManskyCast
Yeon-woo Shin Howon Kim Kim Young-sun Sophia Kim Kim Ga-Hyeon
Credits
Written by: Ji-eun Jung
Cinematography: Gu-young Kim
Music: Ji-min Kim Eun-jung Sohn
Editing: Bong-su Park
Produced by: Bong-su Park
Plot
Mansky was allowed to film an eight-year-old girl in North Korea preparing to join the Children's Union, but the film secretly shows the staged reality behind the scenes, in a critical documentary.
Sinekatalog’s take
A fascinating and chilling documentary on propaganda.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (16 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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