Although we have a pretty adept idea of what life is like in North Korea , most of what we actually see comes from carefully control effigy released by the government . “ Enter Pyongyang ” is an incredibly beautiful video that was shot by a Beijing - based tour of duty company , and it might give us the most true smell yet at the North Korean Das Kapital .
The telecasting come courtesy ofKoryo Tours , the same kinsfolk who curated anincredible exhibition of speculative projects by North Korean architectsand who have been organise tour of the state for 21 age . Still , even with their connection , it was n’t loose to get these shot , according to the originative squad , which consisted of filmmaker Rob Whitworth and creative director JT Singh .
“ This was one of the most prodigious trips to Pyongyang I ’ve ever experienced , ” Koryo Tours ’ Vicky Mohieddeen state . “ From convert security at the Grand People ’s Study House to reenact a lock - in so we could capture the sun setting over Kim Il Sung Square , to negotiating with traffic police commanders to allow us to hyper - oversight through the street of Pyongyang , during the making of this movie we did many things antecedently thought impossible . The end intersection is a will to Rob and JT ’s well - hone prison term - lapse skills . ”
Still , though , you have to inquire how much the North Korean government did intervene when it came to where and what they should shoot . Many of these images , while arresting , seem like they were still quite a number staged , or at least meant to evoke a particular vibe about efficiency and cleanliness — it almost could be a propaganda video for the government . You wonder what the video would look like if the filmmakers had sincerely bring unfettered entree to the DPRK , and some of the places that Pyongyang did n’t require them to see . [ Enter Pyongyang ]
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