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A state of mind

Following a strict routine, which involved several hours of daily workouts and gymnastic instruction, two young girls practice through exhaustion for the 2003 Mass Games, the largest choreographed spectacle on earth.

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  • "Ŏttŏn Nala"@en
  • "Pagentry and propaganda in North Korea"

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  • "As the United States confronts North Korea over its impending resumption of nuclear weapons production, North Koreans prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their supposed "victory" over the South in the Korean War. This documentary will tell the story of two teenage girls and their families as the girls prepare to participate in this year's Mass Games, an intricately choreographed display of dancers, acrobats, and karate-chopping soldiers, celebrating North Korea's statehood ."
  • ""After extensive negotiations with the North Korean authorities, filmmaker Daniel Gordon and associate producer Nicholas Bonner were granted unparalleled - and unrestricted - access to film two schoolgirl gymnasts as they prepared for the 2003 Mass Games - the biggest choreographed spectacle in the world." -- from packaging."
  • "Follows two young gymnasts and their families for over 8 months in the lead up to North Korea's Mass Games, which involve a cast of thousands in a choreographed socialist realism spectacular, the biggest and most elaborate human performance on earth."
  • "Following a strict routine, which involved several hours of daily workouts and gymnastic instruction, two young girls practice through exhaustion for the 2003 Mass Games, the largest choreographed spectacle on earth."@en
  • "Following a strict routine, which involved several hours of daily workouts and gymnastic instruction, two young girls practice through exhaustion for the 2003 Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed performance. This spectacle, which takes place twice a day for 20 days, is a mass celebration of nationalism, athleticism and ideological unity."@en
  • "Documents the efforts of two young female gymnasts training for the North Korean government's Mass Games."@en
  • "In 2003, as the United States confronts North Korea over its impending resumption of nuclear weapons production, North Koreans prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their supposed "victory" over the South in the Korean War. This documentary tells the story of two teenage girls, Pak Hyon Sun and Kim Song Yon, and their families as the girls prepare to participate in this year's Mass Games, an intricately choreographed display of dancers, acrobats, and karate-chopping soldiers, celebrating North Korea's statehood and revolutionary zeal in one of the last surviving Communist showcase pageants. North Koreans rehearse for millions of hours in preparation for this unique extravaganza. The girls and their schoolmates practice their routines in Kim Il Sung Square, their diligent efforts leading toward an awe-inspiring public performance. This film yields surprising insights into family life and daily activity in the little known world of the "hermit kingdom." Includes an interview with Charles Armstrong of Columbia University"
  • "North Korean society is a closed one, effectively sealed off from outside influence. It has been isolated since the end of the Korean War - a war that North Korea is still convinced it won. The Mass Games of 2003 mark the 50th anniversary of the end of that war. The country follows its own communist ideal: a strict philosophy known as the Juche Idea. It is wrapped around the worship of the Kim dynasty - Kim II Sung, the Great Leader who died in 1994 but still remains head of state, and his son and successor, Kim II Jong, known as the Dear Leader. This documentary provides an insight into one of the world's least known societies as two young female gymnasts prepare to take part in the annual, lavish Mass Games, consisting of 100,000 performers in a synchronised socialist extravaganza."@en
  • "(57 mins - Middle and Upper Secondary) Published: [Bristol] : BBC, 2003. Broadcast: ABC, 28/11/2005. Summary: North Korean society is a closed one. Media as we know it in the Western world does not exist. It is effectively sealed off from outside influence. Yet within, there are ordinary people who lead ordinary lives. This documentary provides an insight into one of the world's least known societies as two young female gymnasts prepare to take part in the annual, lavish Mass Games. North Korea is a hermit kingdom, virtually fenced off from the rest of the world. The country follows its own communist ideal : a strict philosophy known as the Juche Idea. It is wrapped around the worship of the Kim dynasty - Kim II Sung, the Great Leader who died in 1994 but still remains head of state, and his son and successor, Kim II Jong, known as the Dear Leader. Every North Korean wears a lapel badge depicting either the Great Leader or the Dear Leader. The country has no internet, no email, no advertising and no mobile phones. It has been isolated since the end of the Korean War - a war that North Korea is still convinced it won. The Mass Games of 2003 mark the 50th anniversary of the end of that war. The Mass Games are the biggest art performance in the world . Each show consists of 100,000 performers in a synchronised socialist extravaganza depicting images of Korean mythology and revolutionary zeal. Millions of hours of practice go into making this spectacular. In the lead-up to the big event school children go through their complicated routines every day on Kim II Sung Square. The program follows the two young gymnasts through the months of rigorous training and build up to first night of the Mass Games - guaranteed to be an emotive evening (From ABC program guide )."
  • "The first documentary filmed in North Korea by Westerners, the film follows two young gymnasts, 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yon, for over eight months as they as they balance school and family life with intense training in preparation for participation in the Mass Games. Made up of three elements--gymnastics, backdrop and music--they are similar to Olympic opening ceremonies, mind-bogglingly elaborate, but on an impressively larger scale. Inside this synchronized athletic display are two giggling girls--proof of the resilience of smaller human freedoms--in the face of paranoia and almost constant mind control."

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  • "Foreign films"
  • "Documentary"@en
  • "Motion pictures, Korean"
  • "Interviews"
  • "Biography"
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  • "Exhibition catalogs"
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  • "DVD-Video discs"@en
  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Documentary films"

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  • "State of mind"
  • "A state of mind"@en
  • "A state of mind"
  • "A State of mind"@en

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