Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un

Born: January 8, 1983
in Pyongyang, North Korea
Kim Jong Un, born 8 January 1983, is a North Korean politician who has been President of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was North Korea's second President from 1994 to 2011, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, who was the founder and first President of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

Movies for Kim Jong-un...

Beyond Utopia
Title: Beyond Utopia
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 23, 2023
Type: Movie
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
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And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
Title: And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 1, 2023
Type: Movie
From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.
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Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie
Title: Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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The World According to Kim Jong-Un
Title: The World According to Kim Jong-Un
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 15, 2023
Type: Movie
A look behind the scenes at Kim Jong Un and his obsession with making North Korea the world’s leading nuclear power.
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Title: Three Wars
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 25, 2023
Type: TV
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La princesse rouge
Title: La princesse rouge
Released: April 4, 2022
Type: Movie
Who is Kim Yo-jong? In a context of maximum tensions between North Korea and the United States, Pierre Haski paints an unprecedented portrait of the little sister of Kim Jong-un, whose influence in Pyongyang is growing stronger day by day.
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Assassins
Title: Assassins
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 2021
Type: Movie
True crime meets global spy thriller in this gripping account of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader. The film follows the trial of the two female assassins, probing the question: were the women trained killers or innocent pawns of North Korea?
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Title: How to Become a Tyrant
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 9, 2021
Type: TV
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
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Title: Spycraft
Character: Self
Released: January 20, 2021
Type: TV
The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves.
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North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator
Title: North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 18, 2021
Type: Movie
A journey through Kim Jong Un’s past and present to understand the man and the myth who holds North Korea’s uncertain future in his hands.
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The Accidental President
Title: The Accidental President
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 27, 2020
Type: Movie
In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one question - how the hell did Trump win?
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Title: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 22, 2020
Type: Movie
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Title: Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 11, 2020
Type: Movie
A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history of both South and North Korea in a single narrative.
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President - Documentary
Title: President - Documentary
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 7, 2019
Type: Movie
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Rodman: For Better or Worse
Title: Rodman: For Better or Worse
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2019
Type: Movie
While Rodman is no doubt one of the greatest talents in NBA history, he is just as famous for his off-court exploits. 30 for 30 explores the reasons behind him becoming the character he is known as today.
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Korea: The Never-Ending War
Title: Korea: The Never-Ending War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 29, 2019
Type: Movie
Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confronts the myth of the “Forgotten War,” documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.
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Battlefield Gender
Title: Battlefield Gender
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: April 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Both a visit to a very peculiar exhibition at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, as well as an unprejudiced look at the artistic depiction of violence throughout history and the ways in which that depiction has been gendered.
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Title: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 28, 2018
Type: TV
Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics and culture in his unique comedy series.
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Title: Basketball: A Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 18, 2018
Type: TV
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Title: Fahrenheit 11/9
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
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Title: Journalism Talk Show J
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: June 17, 2018
Type: TV
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The Trap of Kim
Title: The Trap of Kim
Character: Himself
Released: February 6, 2018
Type: Movie
The escalation of tensions between Pyongyang and Washington continues, plunging the world into fear of a nuclear war. Update on the geopolitical issues of this conflict.
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The Lovers and the Despot
Title: The Lovers and the Despot
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: September 22, 2016
Type: Movie
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
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Title: The Detour
Character: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: April 11, 2016
Type: TV
A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.
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Under the Sun
Title: Under the Sun
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.
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I Am Sun Mu
Title: I Am Sun Mu
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 3, 2015
Type: Movie
Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.
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The Propaganda Game
Title: The Propaganda Game
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 3, 2015
Type: Movie
North Korea. The last communist country in the world. Unknown, hermetic and fascinating. Formerly known as “The Hermit Kingdom” for its attempts to remain isolated, North Korea is one of the largest sources of instability as regards world peace. It also has the most militarized border in the world, and the flow of impartial information, both going in and out, is practically non-existent. As the recent Sony-leaks has shown, it is the perfect setting for a propaganda war.
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Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography
Title: Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 2015
Type: Movie
A journey through several countries to find those who really know Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, in an attempt to profile a contradictory dictator who seems to rule his nation with both disturbing benevolence and cold cruelty while being worshipped as a living god by his subjects in exalted displays of ridiculous fanaticism.
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Title: Spotlight
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: May 31, 2015
Type: TV
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Dans la peau de Kim Jong-Un
Title: Dans la peau de Kim Jong-Un
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2015
Type: Movie
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Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
Title: Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve relations between North Korea and the US by staging a historic basketball game between the two countries. But the North Korean team isn't the only opposition he'll face... Condemned by the NBA and The Whitehouse, and hounded every step of the way by the press, can Dennis keep it together and make the game happen? Or will it go up in a mushroom cloud of smoke? For the first time, discover the true story of what happened when Dennis Rodman took a team of former-NBA players to North Korea and staged the most controversial game of basketball the world has never seen.
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One Day on Earth
Title: One Day on Earth
Character: self
Released: April 22, 2012
Type: Movie
Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again. In the end, despite unprecedented challenges and tragedies throughout the world, we are reminded that every day we are alive there is hope and a choice to see a better future together. Founded in 2008, it set out to explore our planet's identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?
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Title: Mentiras verdaderas
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: TV
Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.
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Title: PBS NewsHour
Character: Self (Archive footage)
Released: October 20, 1975
Type: TV
America's first and longest running hour-long nightly news broadcast known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events.
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Title: Panorama
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 11, 1953
Type: TV
Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.