North Korea (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
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Pulgasari (1985)
In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he... See full summary »
Not One Less (1999)
In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each ... See full summary »
Dalam-iwa Goseumdochi (1977–2012)
Two teenagers (Geumsaegi and Juldarami) fight against an evil army.
The Flower Girl (1972)
The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother. Her brother is imprisoned, her father ... See full summary »
Hong Kil-dong (1986)
The illegitimate son of a nobleman defends peasants from greedy rulers, confounds local bandits, and struggles for permission to marry his tasty upper-crust sweetheart despite their vast societal differences. Then ninjas arrive.
Project 200
Mongolian government bring 200 North Korean orphans in 1950-1953.
Comrade Kim Goes Flying (2012)
A female coal miner in communist Korea aspires to be an acrobat in a circus.
Bamboo Bears (1995–1996)
Bamboo-Lee, Dah-Lee and Slo-Lee are three bears with a goal: to save the world before more species become extinct. But can the bears stand up to the spineless villains behind Ratco Corporation?
Sea of Blood (1969)
A revolutionary novel, film, and opera created in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) about the mass killings during the long period of the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Repatriation (2003)
North Korean spies return to their homeland.
Unsung Heroes (1978)
The film follows Yu Rim, a Korean expatriate in the United Kingdom working as a journalist, who is ordered by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea to proceed to Seoul and gather intelligence on the United States Forces Korea.
The Great Book of Nature (1999– )
Each episode begins with a picture of the bear telling the story and the rabbit will open a new page of the book of nature. The story of rabbits, foxes, tigers, bears, dogs, frogs, birds.
The Other Side of the Mountain (2012)
A North Korean nurse and a South Korean soldier fall in love during a tumultuous time of the Korean War, and experience lifetimes of consequences, separation and pain, with the hope of reuniting one day.
The Enchanted Mountain (2008)
On Mount Kungang, both men and animals live in peace. Until one day when a fawn is wounded. When the animal is well again, he helps a lonely hunter obtain peace and fall in love with a beautiful fairy.
Empress Chung (2005)
A young princess makes a drastic decision in order to save her father's eyesight.
Sogum (1985)
Set in Gando in the 1930s, a family hides a wealthy Chinese-Korean merchant while the father is killed in a fight between the Japanese police and Chinese bandits. The wife believes the communists are the cause of her husband's death.
Sarang sarang nae sarang (1985)
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The Schoolgirl's Diary (2007)
A student experiences different conflicts as she works toward being a scientist.
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads (1986)
A driver learns the importance of obeying traffic regulations.
The Story of Our Home (2016)
Ri Jong A, the heroine, is a girl in her late teens who has just finished a senior middle school. Going on an errand for her mother who was a colleague of Un Jong's parents before their ... See full summary »
Order No. 027 (1986)
A group of elite soldiers is sent across the border to South Korea to destroy a military base. The soldiers are well aware of the inherent suicide nature of their mission, but are happy to ... See full summary »
The Queen of the Swallows (2008)
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The Little Bear (1988– )
A raccoon dog is so smart that he can solve any problem he encounters, depending on adventures or incidents. He is often together with a male bear and a female cat.
Souls Protest (2001)
Billed as a North Korean "Titanic". On August 15, 1945, Japanese Imperialists were defeated and there echoed in Japan, too, shouts of victory of thousands of Korean people who had been ... See full summary »
Oh, Youth! (1995)
A North Korean romantic comedy that involves martial arts.
Wolmi Island (1982)
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Runaway (II) (1984)
Considered by Shin to be his best North Korean film.
Boidchi annun dchonson (1965)
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The Tale of Chun Hyang (1980)
A tender hearted young noble man, Mong Ryong, falls in love with the famous Chun Hyang, the most beautiful girl of a Korean village, who is also a pure hearted artist but unfortunately from... See full summary »
Urban Girl Comes to Get Married (1993)
A romantic comedy that tells the story of a fashion designer from Pyongyang who comes to a small village to show her latest designs. Since the fashion designer is young and attractive, the ... See full summary »
Playing Frisbee in North Korea (2018)
A look at ordinary people in North Korea. Are they puppets of their totalitarian government or just everyday people trying to live their lives? Maybe, a little bit of both.
Mt. Paekdu (1980)
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Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician (2000)
Documentary film praising the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il for his political and social values, and beliefs to build a strong communist nation.
The Miss of Guerrillas (1954)
Against the backdrop of the time when North Korea was fighting the war for the liberation of the Korean peninsula (1950-1953), the main character, Ok-khi Cho, participates in a guerrilla war in a village occupied by the American military.
The Blood Stained Route Map (2004)
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Gojumong (2016– )
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From 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. (1990)
Set during the Korean War, a squadron of North Korean soldiers must scramble across dangerous terrain to cut off an American attack with only 12 hours in which to do so.
My Village at Sunset (1994)
NEARI is a young nurse at Siem Reap-Angkor provincial hospital. She recalls a recent memory: She remembers the arrival of SEIHA, a young doctor came back from France. The team of the ... See full summary »
Inmin ul wihan kil e onjena hamkke kyesyotssumnida (2003)
A documentary highlighting how both Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il work for the prosperity of the juche system and North Korean people.
I sesang kkut kkaji ttaruryomnida (2007)
A North Korean made documentary about the people's devotion to leader KimJong-il and his devotion to Korea.
A Broad Bellflower (1987)
In a humble rural village, a man aspires of leaving his home behind and moving to the prosperous city, while his lover wishes to stay and transform the town into an ideal and harmonious community.
The Big Game Hunter (2011)
After their occupation of Korea, Japanese imperialists forcibly disband Korean army and engage in all sorts of schemes to suppress the daily growing anti-Japanese sentiments of the Korean ... See full summary »
Adieu mon amour (1989)
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My Look in the Distant Future (1997)
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The Tale of Shim Chong (1985)
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Sekunda na podvig (1985)
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Bereg spaseniya (1991)
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An Unattached Unit (1993)
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Widaehan changgunnim ui yongdo ttara touk arumdapke pyonmo toenun choguk kangsan (2003)
A government made documentary highlighting how the natural beauty of North Korea was enhanced by Kim il-Jong for the enjoyment of the North Korean people.