North Korea releases trailer for film about a nurse who exposes traitors to the government

North Korea releases trailer for film about a nurse who exposes traitors to the government

North Korea released its first feature film in five years yesterday. Titled “A Day and a Night,” the movie is about a heroine who uncovers a plot to overthrow the government.

April 12, 2022
SHARE
North Korea released its first feature film in five years yesterday. Titled “A Day and a Night,” the movie is about a heroine who uncovers a plot to overthrow the government.
The movie was produced by Korean April 25 Film Studio, whose name references the day that the Korean People’s Army was founded and is known for producing military-themed films. 
In the film, an army nurse “[exposes] plots by anti-party, counter-revolutionary factionalists, despite threats to her life,” according to state media

The nurse appears to have a remarkable resemblance to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, who is described as having a pretty, round face with smiling eyes and hair kept in a simple do, with a soft curl at the bottom. 
In the trailer, the heroine is dressed mostly in a simple black and white dress but is also shown wearing the traditional Korean hanbok dress in multiple segments. Happy nature scenes, in which the protagonist is seen dancing or laughing in her hanbok, are contrasted with dark, military scenes, depicting the government traitors. The background characters are also shown as happy and hardworking, all with smiles on their faces, as they interact with the main lead in the town she lives in. 
According to the Korean Central News agency, the state news agency of North Korea, the film supposedly “explains in detail the idea that it is a sacred duty and obligation of citizens to defend their leader, at the risk of their lives, and safeguard their system.”
The film also marks the 10-year anniversary of the country’s rule by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who came into power at the end of 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. 
 
Feature Image via DPRK Videos
MOST READ
    HAPPENING NOW
      Jane Nam

      Jane Nam
      ABD Phd Candidate in Social & Political Philosophy, currently located in Atlanta, GA. Interested in topics of human experience, freedom, responsibility, and love.

      SHARE THIS ARTICLE:

      RELATED STORIES FROM NEXTSHARK

      MORE STORIES FROM NEXTSHARK

      © 2023 NextShark, Inc. All rights reserved.