In South Korea, entertainers, in general, become popular and famous after appearing in the local mass media. Would-be entertainers should show talent and be and physically fit, of course. But most of all, they should be armed with socialist and revolutionary ideas. Celebrities are used to promote the regime, so they are nurtured by the authorities out of necessity. The authorities cultivate singers, actors and actresses to serve that purpose.
All artists in North Korea are divided into nine different classes. They are rated every two or three years. In accordance with the evaluation results, their status may rise or fall.
It takes a considerable amount of time to be a first-class artist. The honorary titles are only given to those who have worked in the local film scene for a long time and earned recognition. They can receive medical treatment at some clinics in Pyongyang, where only vice minister-level officials are allowed to go.
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She died on October 22, She has been married to Jong-Un Kim since For example The Flower Girl depicts North Korea under Japanese occupation, with its characters suffering under the oppressive rule of their landlords, who are backed by the Japanese. Things only turn around when members of the Korean Revolutionary Army come in to overthrow the landlords, foreshadowing a better future in a North Korea "liberated" by Kim Il-sung's army.
Meanwhile, Mr Schonherr says that in martial arts films "the evil guys are always either the Japanese or the Americans. Despite North Korea's ongoing tensions with Seoul, fellow Koreans are normally spared the villain-treatment.
While most films emphasise the importance of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, you will rarely see the Kims portrayed in the films themselves. Similarly, Mr Fowler describes a scene in Marathon Runner in which the protagonist is shown running up a hill to try and catch a glimpse of Kim Jong-il's convoy. While she misses the convoy, she is able to touch the tyre tracks his car has made.
North Korea's ties with its neighbours and its bitter history with Japan, which colonised North Korea from , mean that epic war films are a key part of its propaganda strategy. The North Korean army runs a production centre specifically for making war films, Dr Morris adds.
As part of this, she was given access to the set of a war film "featuring a cast of hundreds of soldiers", directed by North Korea's Pyo Hang.
In Ms Lee's documentary, the young soldiers acting as extras are berated by Pyo Hang for not showing sufficient sadness in a scene where they are forced to surrender their weapons to the Japanese. In the end, the director is forced to use a magic solution to make them "cry" - eye drops. While North Korea has always been led by men, its propaganda tends to portray strong female characters.
Female athletes, soldiers, spies and even a traffic controller have featured in North Korean film. The films show "strong, hard working women who sacrifice themselves for their leaders," Mr Schonherr says.
But while male heroes have featured in older films, especially martial arts, "there are a lot of weak men" in more recent films, he adds. Dr Morris believes this fits in with Pyongyang's propaganda narrative. And while the female characters may be strong, they ultimately know their place as well. While the media and internet are tightly controlled, foreign films occasionally make it in.
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