Kim Jongil's sudden death in 2011 hastened his succession: his son, Kim Jongun, 30, is now in charge.
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Very quickly, the slim hopes of liberalization raised by this change dissipated and the implacable dictatorship regained its rights by becoming the first communist dynasty in History.
This film is the story of a journalist invited to North Korea to film what the regime wants to promote. Obviously, our man could not help but put these official images into perspective with testimonies from North Korean refugees who allow a striking decryption of the reality of their country.
Through propaganda, mass indoctrination, brainwashing and the cult of personality, the entire mechanism of a totalitarian regime is thus dismantled by a journalist who was manipulated. A fascinating case study on how a dictatorship works.

Title of the documentary: North Korea, the great illusion
Directed by Michael Sztanke, Julien Alric
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