North Korea – February Film Screenings in Shanghai

Simon Cockerell, General Manager of Koryo Tours will be presenting two evenings of North Korean cinematic delight in Shanghai in February: first at The Apartment on Sunday February 12th, and then at The Public on Wednesday February 16th which also happens to be the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, so a very auspicious date to see a DPRK-related film!

North Korea has been all over the news of late so if you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about then why not go along and experience a snippet of this fascinating country through three very different, and very interesting films as well as some short clips of North Korean TV propaganda commonly seen in the country but very rarely in the outside world.

Simon will be on hand to present the films and answer any questions about them and about the experience of visiting North Korea, and he hopes to see you there!

Place: The Apartment – 3/F, 47 Yongfu Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu永福路47号3楼, 近复兴西路

Tel: (021) 6437 9478

Date: Sunday 12th February

Time: Please arrive by 18:00, seating is limited and the first film will start at 18:15

Cost: No cover charge (Free!), and there will be happy hour pricing on drinks (2 for 1) and burgers

Here are the films that will be shown:

A State of Mind (2004) Second documentary produced by Koryo Tours following the lives of two North Korean schoolgirls and their families over the course of a year as they struggle to prepare themselves for the Mass Games – Pyongyang’s massive Socialist realistpropaganda spectacular, an event which can be seen nowhere else in the world. This is the first film ever to feature footage shot inside local North Korean apartments and gives an unprecedented look at the hopes, dreams, thoughts, and life experiences of ordinary Pyongyangers, as timely as ever!

Starting time: 18:15 – running time 93 mins