Synopsis
Despite continuous interference by government handlers, director Vitaly Mansky still manages to document life in Pyongyang, capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in this fascinating portrait of one girl and her parents in the year that Zin-mi prepares to join the Korean Children’s Union on the ‘Day Of The Shining Star’. As the family receives instruction on how to be the ideal patriots, Mansky’s watchful camera captures details his handlers might prefer left unseen, from comrades struggling to stay awake during an official event to Zin-mi’s tears at a particularly grueling dance lesson.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $15,454 (15.5% of total gross) |
Legs: | 6.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 30.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $123,916 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,901-13,000) | 12,940 | $99,436 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) | 15,586 | $225,127 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,801-19,900) | 19,868 | $324,563 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) | 4,755 | $99,436 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | July 6th, 2016 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Under the Sun (2016) |
International Releases: | April 27th, 2016 (Limited), released as Under the Sun (South Korea)
October 28th, 2016 (Limited), released as В ЛУЧАХ СОЛНЦА (Russia (CIS)) |
Video Release: | September 20th, 2016 by Icarus Home Video, released as Under the Sun (2016) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 110 minutes |
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Keywords: | Set in North Korea, Communism |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Vertov, Real Cinema, Saxonia Entertainment, Hypermarket Film, MDR, Czech Television |
Production Countries: | Czech Republic, Germany, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Russian Federation |
Languages: | Korean |