A State of Mind
2005
Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.
Cast
Daniel Gordon
Narrator
Hyon Sun Pak
herself
Song Yun Kim
Herself
Kim Jong-il
Himself (archive footage)
Kim Jong-ho
Himself - Mass Games Organizer
Hyon Sun Pak
Herself - Gymnast
Song Yun Kim
Herself - Gymnast
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