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KINO ON VIDEO TO RELEASE THE NORTH KOREAN DOCUMENTARY A STATE OF MIND (2005) FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD.
"JAW-DROPPING... A RARE AND CHILLING GLIMPSE INTO THE CULTURE OF NORTH KOREA." Dana Stevens, THE NEW YORK TIMES "****1/2" - John Anderson, NEW YORK NEWSDAY After its successful U.S. premiere at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival - and its subsequent theatrical run at New York’s Film Forum - Daniel Gordon’s piercing documentary A STATE OF MIND becomes available for the first time on DVD. A fascinating mixture of cinema vérité and essay filmmaking, this unprecedented film on North Korea connects culture, history and politics into a complex exploration of one of the world’s most closed nations. A STATE OF MIND brings never-before-seen images of state-regulated schools, pubs and artistic performances, it is its daring ability to illustrate “the hardships of their lives in a manner almost never permitted by the Pyongyang government” (Anthony Faiola, WASHINGTON POST) that makes this film a “terrific” (Amy Taubin, FILM COMMENT) documentary.
Yet, when the film explores how the brutal 1950s U.S. bombing - which killed over 2 million North Koreans - still stands as a lingering trauma in this nation of 22 million, one is forced to rethink several assumptions about the nature of anti-American sentiment among North Koreans. Be prepared to glimpse into the real North Korea. SPECIAL FEATURES - An Interview with Director Daniel Gordon
- CNN: A State of Mind (2005, color, 7 min.)
- Stills Gallery
- Optional English subtitles
- Enhanced for 16x9 TVs
2004. North Korea/United Kingdom. 94 min.
Color. Letterboxed(1.85:1)
In English and Korean with optional English subtitles.
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