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Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

Oct 12, 2024 | IMDB 10

25 min Watch Now

Documentary, History

The love of Kim Jong Il, the former dictator of North Korea, for cinema and his adventures, including the kidnapping of a director.

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Saeid Rastegar, Kim Jong-il, Shin Sang-ok, Choi Eun-hee, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-un, Nicholas Bonner, Han Jong-sim

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