North Korean films are underrated. Of course, there is a lot of propaganda, and yes, plenty of far-fetched storylines. But some of them are genuinely funny, and many reveal a lot about how the country was supposed to work - and how it actually did.
One real gem is "Our Family’s Problem" (우리 집 문제; viewable here), an old black-and-white classic from 1973. It’s about how the head of a local post office, entrusted with the vital task of delivering newspapers, gradually gets corrupted by his wife, who is eager for the good life and lacking in revolutionary consciousness.
North Korean films are underrated. Of course, there is a lot of propaganda, and yes, plenty of far-fetched storylines. But some of them are genuinely funny, and many reveal a lot about how the country was supposed to work - and how it actually did.
One real gem is "Our Family’s Problem" (우리 집 문제; viewable here), an old black-and-white classic from 1973. It’s about how the head of a local post office, entrusted with the vital task of delivering newspapers, gradually gets corrupted by his wife, who is eager for the good life and lacking in revolutionary consciousness.
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