Under the Sun (2015) - full transcript
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in one of the famous Korean "Spartakiads". The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal, like a typical life as seen "through the looking glass".
Action!
My father says
Korea is the most beautiful country
in the eastern part of the globe.
Korea is the Land of the Rising Sun.
THE SCRIPT OF THIS FILM WAS ASSIGNED TO US BY THE NORTH KOREAN SIDE.
THEY ALSO KINDLY PROVIDED US WITH AN ROUND-THE-CLOCK ESCORT SERVICE,
CHOSE OUR FILMING LOCATIONS AND LOOKED OVER ALL THE FOOTAGE WE SHOT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKES IN SHOWING THE LIFE OF
A PERFECTLY ORDINARY FAMILY IN THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD,
WITH A DAUGHTER PREPARING TO JOIN THE CHILDREN'S UNION - HER FIRST STEP ON THE
WAY TO BECOMMING A PART OF THE SYSTEM CREATED BY THE GREAT KIM IL-SUNG.
The People's rhythmic gymnastics!
A strong and healthy body is
the basis of collaborative activity
and healthy social values.
Everybody join in for
the People's rhythmic gymnatics!
All together now! Begin!
The People's rhythmic gymnastics.
Let's begin with chest exercises.
One, two, three, four...
...stronger!
Seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
Leg exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven.
Arm exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two,
three, four, five, six, seven...
Neck exercises!
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Turn!
Two, two, three, four, five,
six, seven...
Body exercises!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven.... more effort!
Five, six, seven...
Stretching exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight...
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
Breathing exercises!
One, two, three, four...
breathe deeply!
...seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
And we're done.
"One Heart United!" means
national unity under one heart,
which is a strong
political foundation
for building the best
communist country in this world.
We decided to instill this
into the minds of the masses
by strengthening consciousness
and boosting the spirit of unity
in their hearts.
It is necessary to show
the People's active will in building
a strong and properous state
for the sake of Kim Il-sung.
It is a battle gloriously fought
by Kim Il-sung's beloved army
to protect the homeland's values,
maintaining a noble conscience
and eternal faith
until the end of the word.
Comrade Kim,
we're starting now!
Action!
You're here before me again today.
The morning light is so fine
in our land of morning calm!
Our country is so beautiful,
where else in the world
can you find such a beautiful land?
Take your seats.
In this lesson we will
read a story about how
the Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
chased away
the Japanese aggressors
and liberated our country.
Open your textbooks.
In his childhood,
Great Leader Kim Il-sung
hated the landowners
and the Japanese aggressors.
It was a hot summer day.
The Respected Generalissimo
and his comrades
went to the top
of Mangyongbong hill.
The Respected Generalissimo said
that the landowners wear
Korean clothes and speak Korean,
but they are traitors who have sold
Korea to the Japanese aggressors.
And then his comrades
realized that the landowners
are scoundrels who sold Korea
to the Japanese aggressors.
Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung refused to allow
the landowners and the Japanese
to enjoy their time out on their boat,
so he picked up a boulder
and hurled it down at them.
While watching the boat fleeing,
the Respected Generalissimo vowed:
"Though they occupied
our country today,
they will not cheat us in the future.
I will banish the Japanese
from our land - all of them!"
This is how Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
gave a lesson to the landowners
and the Japanese.
Put down your textbooks.
So what did our
Great Leader Kim Il-sung say
while pointing at the landowners
and the Japanese?
Anyone?
He said they are traitors.
Right. Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung pointed at them
and called them traitors.
And then our Great Leader
Kim Il-sung said to his comrades...
What did he say?
He said the landowners are traitors
who sold Korea
to the Japanese aggressors,
though they wear Korean clothes
and speak Korean.
Right. So who are
the Japanese and the landowners?
Think about it...
Who are they?
Who are they? Yes?
They made our lives unbearable
and occupied our country by force.
Right, take your seat.
Write down the following:
"Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung..."
...helped his comrades...
...his comrades...
Yu-yong, sit up straight. Good.
Write without mistakes.
Students who sit up straight
will have good handwriting.
...to realize that both...
...the Japanese and the landowners
were scoundrels...
...the Japanese and the landowners
were scoundrels...
...were scoundrels...
Now let's read it together:
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung...
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung...
-helped his comrades realize...
-helped his comrades realize...
...that both...
...that both...
...the Japanese and the landowners...
...the Japanese and the landowners...
...were scoundrels.
...were scoundrels.
He helped his comrades realize
they were scoundrels.
And what did they do after realizing
they were scoundrels?
-Taught them a lesson.
-Right, they taught them a lesson.
And what did the Great Leader
himself do?
Here on this picture we see
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
giving a lesson to the Japanese
and the landowners on their boat.
Who's the man who has
picked up the biggest stone
and is hurling it down?
Everyone!
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung!
Yes, Respected Leader
and Generalissimo Kim Il-sung.
Let's find it in our textbooks
and read it out loud.
Zin-mi.
"Look here, although they occupied
our country today,
they will not cheat us
in the future!
I will banish these
scoundrels from our land!"
Right. Let's read it
again attentively.
Take your seat.
Respected Generalissimo...
Respected Generalissimo...
...rained stones down upon...
...rained stones down upon...
...the Japanese and the landowners
having a good time on their boat.
This shows how from early childhood
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
hated foreign aggressors...
the Japanese and the landowners.
Let's repeat what we learned today.
What did
the Respected Generalissimo
call the landowners
and the Japanese aggressors?
What did he call them?
Hye-yong!
The Respected Generalissimo
said that landowners and
the Japanese are scoundrels
who collaborated to make
the lives of Koreans unbearable.
Take your seat.
Let's repeat it one more time.
Zin-mi?
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
said to his comrades that
the landowners and the Japanese
made the lives of Koreans unbearable,
that's why they're all scoundrels.
Right.
He said that they are all scoundrels.
So what did he do to them?
What did he do to them?
Oh-gyong?
He picked up a big stone
and hurled it down at them.
Yes, he picked up a big stone,
hurled it down,
and made it hail stones.
The Respected Generalissimo
will teach you
to hate the Japanese
and all our enemies,
like he did in his childhood.
Today, American scoundrels
and their puppets
want to destroy our socialist state.
How do they say
they are going to do it?
-By conducting military drills.
-Yes, by conducting military drills.
Yes, they threaten us
with military drills!
But we have Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un!
And since we have Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un, we will...
-Win! Win!
-Yes, we will win.
My dear comrade students,
we must firmly believe
that we will win
despite our enemies' best efforts.
We must also learn
from our Generalissimo
to hate our enemies.
You must hate the Japanese,
the Americans, their puppets,
and all our other enemies!
In order to be ready to fight them
you must be good students.
What is a student's main objective?
-To study hard.
-That's right.
Which holiday
are we celebrating soon?
The Day of the Shining Star.
Yes, the happy
Day of the Shining Star.
Comrade students, this is the holiday
you've all been waiting for:
The happy Day of the Shining Star,
the birthday of Respected
Generalissimo Kim Jong-il.
What is your main
wish for that day?
What do you want most of all?
-Yes, Zin-mi?
-To join the Children's Union.
- To join the Children's Union?
-Yes. - Take your seat.
-Have some kimchi.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
you have to eat lots of kimchi.
I will.
You have to eat lots of kimchi.
I will eat a lot.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Yes...
If you eat 100g of kimchi
and drink 70 ml
of kimchi brine per day...
Yes...
...you'll get all essential vitamins.
-Yes, and I know something else.
-What else do you know?
That it's good because it
prevents aging and cancer.
You read a lot, Zin-mi, that's
why you know so many things.
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-You have to eat lots of kimchi.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Action!
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-Have some soup.
-Okay.
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-You have to eat lots of kimchi.
-I will.
-You have to eat more.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Yes...
If you eat 100g of kimchi
and drink 70ml
of kimchi brine per day
you'll get all essential vitamins.
-Yes, I know.
-What do you know?
That it prevents aging and cancer,
and that's why it's good.
You read a lot, Zin-mi, that's
why you know so many things.
That's why you have to eat
lots of kimchi... Eat faster.
Don't act
like you're acting in a movie.
Just act naturally,
like you do at home.
No, no, leave it there.
You'll bring it back. One more time.
Okay.
Good. Act naturally,
like you do at home.
Comrade Park,
Zin-mi is sitting with straight legs.
Why are you sitting so funny?
Like that... Sit like that.
It's great if you eat kimchi
and drink kimchi brine.
-It prevents aging... Right?
-Cancer.
Cancer, it prevents cancer.
Then a big laugh.
When a kid says something like that
your face turns red like you're drunk.
She's said a lot of good things
and so both of you laugh.
Understand?
Then you should say loudly:
"I know, I know!"
You should say, "I know too!"
Yes, it prevents aging and... what?
It prevents cancer! Can you do that?
Then you say, "Wow, how
did you know that?" - laughing.
That's how you should do it.
"It slows down aging" is too long
so I changed it to
"it prevents aging."
Sit down.
-Sit down.
-Have her say "aging."
Say "aging."
Participants, take your seats.
-New members of the Union!
-Yes!
-Again! New members of the Union!
-Yes!
Teachers, move back!
Teachers, stand in back!
Stand at ease!
Today, in a solemn atmosphere,
all people and students
across the country
are celebrating
joining the Children's Union
on the birthday of Great
Generalissimo Kim Jong-il!
Today, on this happiest
Day of the Shining Star,
we remember the radiant figure
of Great Generalissimo Kim Jong-il,
who is always with us
and who has sacrificed everything
so that students will be happy
and have a bright future!
Great Generalissimo Kim Jong-il
was an iron leader
whose hundreds of battle victories
made his enemies tremble with fear!
But he was also a Loving Father
who loved our children unceasingly!
The world has no other Loving Father
like our Great Generalissimo
Kim Jong-il,
who considered children
the country's aristocrats
and that giving children love was
essential for both party and state.
He sacrificed his entire life
for the happiness of children!
The new members are
accepted into the Children's Union
with love and solicitude
for Respected Leader Kim Jong-un!
Forward, march!
The swearing of the oath
of the Korean Children's Union!
Attention!
-I join...
-I join...
...the glorious
Korean Children's Union,
founded by
Great Leader Kim Il-sung...
...kindled by Great Brilliant
Commander Kim Jong-il...
...and led by
Respected Leader Kim Jong-un...
...and I swear,
always and everywhere...
...to think and act...
...in accordance with the spirit
of the Great Generalissimos...
...and with the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un...
...in order to be a reliable reservist
of the radiant Juche movement...
...for the building of communism...
...passed down from
generation to generation...
I swear!
Stand at ease!
Tie the knot of the Children's Union
and congratulate
the new members!
-Congratulations!
-Always ready!
Get ready!
Straight ahead!
WHEN WE FIRST MET, LEE ZIN-MI
TOLD US THAT HER FATHER WAS A PRINT JOURNALIST.
THE KOREAN COMRADES DECIDED, HOWEVER
TO MAKE HIM AN ENGINEER AT AN EXEMPLARY GARMENT FACTORY.
Which details do you use here?
8mm details.
8mm details fit well.
Say you'll make sure the details
are installed on our machinery.
Are there other kinds of details?
Yes, there are also 20mm details.
-20mm?
-Yes, they also exist.
-8mm and 20mm details?
-Yes.
Look at this here...
If we examine our production quality,
we can see that there are
frequent equipment breakdowns,
resulting in production waste.
We should be ashamed of such
production quality, shouldn't we?
So, comrade engineer, can you
help us deal with this problem?
Yes. I noticed that too.
Our workers are very skillful,
but we lack 6, 8 and 20mm details.
I'll make sure these details
are installed on our machinery.
If they are installed,
it will raise our production quality.
And if our workers
perform in accordance
with the new work quality standards,
we'll be producing
high-quality goods.
Great! What do you think?
We'll take the lead
toward achieving
this level of production.
Excellent!
Let's do it together.
Yes, if we all work together
there's nothing we can't do.
-Let's try!
-Yes!
Overall we achieved a breakthrough.
Comrade engineer,
what do you think about that?
Say "a great breakthrough" instead.
-And you agree with her.
-Right.
"We have achieved
a great breakthrough."
We need more 8mm
and 6mm details...
No, don't say that.
Just say,
"From a technical point of view,
if we do it
we'll reach a better result."
-Yes, that's right.
-We'll join forces and work together.
Yeah, say that.
We'll all join forces
to achieve this level of production.
Yes, since there are
junior workers...
No, once again!
Our factory...
Don't say "our factory,"
say "our workshop."
Our workshop has achieved
a great breakthrough.
...has achieved
a great breakthrough.
"Look at this here..."
Okay.
We will greatly improve quality.
-Yeah, say that.
-Move now!
ACCORDING TO LEE ZIN-MI, HER MOTHER WORKS AT A CAFETERIA,
BUT DURING THE SHOOT SHE'LL BE WORKING AT AN EXEMPLARY SOY MILK FACTORY.
Comrades!
Everyone come here!
Come on, everybody.
Hurry up!
Stand here and watch.
Zin-mi's mother, here.
Come quickly! Quickly!
Zin-mi's mother, stand here.
Stand here, please.
Quickly. Stand here in a line.
Facing the window.
After everyone's lined up,
you come out from there.
Stand here. Get ready!
Look at her and smile.
"Our work is very
important for our country
and it makes us happy, so
we must produce more soy milk."
Say that first, and then:
"Did everyone see the flower show?
Did you see the pretty Kimjongilia
grown by Zin-mi and her mother?"
"Yes, we saw it."
Say that joyfully.
"It was really beautiful!"
"It was!"
Talk about the flower show,
then say,
"Zin-mi joined the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate her mother."
That's the last phrase.
It's the end.
And after you say,
"Let's congratulate her."
Everybody say "Congratulations!"
Try to do it well!
Try not to think about the camera.
Can you do that?
Say what your work is for:
It's all for our children,
for our future...
After that say,
"Zin-mi joined the Children's Union."
Say, "Let's congratulate her!"
And "Congratulations!"
Try to say more. Let's do it!
Don't forget to smile.
Smile! Everyone smile while
your comrade is speaking.
Comrades, both adults
and children like our soy milk.
That means we must produce
more different kinds
of milk for our country,
working every day, right?
And so we'll work harder
to produce more milk!
Comrades, Zin-mi and her mother grew
a Kimjongilia for the flower show.
Their flower bloomed so beautifully!
It was the most beautiful
Kimjongilia in the show!
Did you see it?
Yesterday,
on the birthday of Kim Jong-il,
-Zin-mi joined the Children's Union.
-Let's congratulate her mother!
-Congratulations!
-Thank you, thank you!
The soy milk
we produce at our factory
is praised by our citizens.
Therefore, we shall join efforts
in order to produce
more different kinds of milk
for future generations.
So let's get to work!
I want everybody to applaud.
Then take your seats and
listen closely to the war stories,
like you're at the movies.
And when the veteran
speaks about an important event,
you should applaud loudly.
Understand?
Action!
Applaud loudly.
Listen carefully.
The veteran is coming soon,
so get ready!
During the war in the 1950s,
as you already know
from the movies,
the Americans wanted
to conquer our country
and they waged war against us.
Comrades, today our workshop
beat the government quota
with 150%!
Everybody worked well,
and our eldest
and most experienced worker
contributed greatly
to our success.
Let's give her
a round of applause!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
What now?
Should I say something?
I think the success that we've
achieved is not only my success,
but the result of work
performed by everybody here.
Also it was our engineer
who made these results possible.
We achieved these results
due to his invaluable guidance
on using the machinery.
I'd also like to congratulate him
on his daughter's
joining the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate him!
That was good.
Let's try it one more time.
Listen!
-Let's do it with joy. Understand?
-Yes.
-I can't hear you!
Did you understand? - Yes.
-One more time. Understand?
-Yes.
Yes, yes, yes...
One more time!
Loudly and joyfully!
Look at your comrades
when they speak.
Look at them and after
they finish, say loudly:
"Congratulations!"
When she congratulates
the engineer on his daughter,
Everybody stand up
and loudly say "Congratulations!"
-Can you do that? - Yes.
-I won't say it again.
Comrades!
Today our workshop achieved
200% of the government quota!
Everybody worked very well,
especially our eldest
and most experienced worker,
who contributed greatly
to our success.
Let's give her a round of applause!
Congratulations!
One more time,
one more time!
Everything was good, but everyone
should look at her when she speaks,
including Zin-mi's father.
Everybody was
looking at her except him.
Why is your applause so weak?
Let's do it like this, smiling!
Comrades!
Today our workshop achieved
200% of the government quota!
Everybody worked very well,
especially our oldest
and most experienced worker,
who contributed
greatly to our success.
Let's give her a round of applause!
Congratulations!
I think we achieved such success
due to our mutual efforts.
Our comrade engineer
especially helped us
on the technical side of things,
and it is due to him that we
achieved this level of success.
In addition, his daughter
joined the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate him!
-Congratulations!
-Thank you!
We cheered, "Hurrah for Kim Il Sung!
Hurrah for Generalissimo Kim Il Sung!"
And the second military unit
even forgot to shoot at the planes
because they were
also shouting hurrah.
Usually four to six planes were
enough to destroy everything,
but not even 32 planes
could beat us that time!
How could it happen?
Because all Americans
are cowards.
They are cowards.
Why are they cowards?
Americans are not like us.
They are not like us.
They think only of surviving
and returning home
to their country.
So when they saw
the first plane crash and burn,
their eyes widened with fear.
Now let me tell you about
shooting at the American planes.
Back then we didn't have
enough planes
and artillery cannons.
Our enemies knew that
and sent a lot of planes
to destroy our airfields.
They bombed and destroyed
all our cities,
including Pyongyang.
They even bombed and burnt
small villages
in the mountains.
They even hunted down and burnt
children going to school.
They fired at their parents
working in the fields.
You can see how much
they were shooting...
from the numbers of graves
in the mountains...
The graves of dead people...
The gravestone tells you
the name of the person buried there.
They fired at those too,
thinking they were people...
That's how the Americans even
hunted down and burnt children.
They were crazy,
firing indiscriminately
at whatever - people or stones.
At such a moment
our People's Army couldn't think
of keeping up resistance
to the Americans.
When those planes
were bombing our country,
we could only think of how
to hide and save our lives.
And then our Leader
began fighting to oust the Americans
from our country using a rifle...
Do you know what a rifle is?
A rifle is used with a bayonet.
You've seen it in the movies.
There's also an automatic rifle
with a round magazine on the right.
An automatic rifle...
You watch a lot of movies, right?
There are also heavy machine guns
that you can put on wheels,
and the barrel is cooled with water.
-Can you imagine it? - Yes.
-A heavy machine gun.
So we were machine-gunning
American planes.
Nobody in the world
had done it before,
but our Leader taught us
to take down aircraft
with this gun.
We saw how good and effective
it was in practice
at shooting down the planes.
Well, I told you only one story
and it took me 40 minutes.
We fought against a lot of planes
but there isn't enough time
so I told you only
about the planes that crashed.
I didn't tell you about the planes
that kept on coming back.
I told you the story about
how we shot at American planes
in the 20th century
and I'll stop my story here.
Our gunnery unit
was highly praised...
What should I say now?
About the students
who joined the Children's Union.
-Afterward?
-Yes, tell your story,
then mention the students
who've joined the Children's Union.
Say that, please.
Tell your story, then say that...
So, I told you...
a story about how
we fired at American planes.
But we didn't deserve the credit
for shooting so well.
All the credit goes
to the Great Leader,
the one who taught us how to do it.
Although the Great Leader was
very busy with the battlefront
where he was shooting down
American planes,
he also cared
about those in the rear.
Therefore, he formed and
deployed air defense units
and taught us how
to shoot down aircraft.
At the beginning, those rascals
attacked by daylight.
They flew during the day, firing on
everything they saw, even children.
But then they began to attack only
from a height of 200-300 meters
and only in areas where there
was no air defense system...
Excuse me, finish your story
and please congratulate the kids
on joining the Children's Union.
Congratulate the schoolchildren
who joined the Children's Union.
Finish your story
then please say that.
-Afterward?
-Exactly.
Today I want to congratulate
the schoolchildren
who have now joined
the Children's Union
on the Great Leader's birthday!
He's the driving force behind Korea,
In his embrace he holds
the People's fate.
He will fulfill
All our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
Action!
-Hello.
-Hello.
These schoolgirls recently
joined the Children's Union.
They wanted to watch
the lesson, can they?
-What're your names?
-Lee Zin-mi.
Lim Soo-yong.
-Choi Song-min.
-You're all so cute!
-You can sit there and watch.
-Okay.
-Sit here and watch. I'll be back.
-Okay.
Okay, one more time!
We have now learned
arm movements.
Since we've already learned to pli?,
if you do arm movements well
we can learn to do them
together with pli?s.
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung said
that Korean dance is very
refined, energetic, and elegant.
So if you also move smoothly,
with elegance,
focusing on your breathing,
you'll preserve
the special delicate...
flavor of Korean dance.
When the instructor says "one"
the right hand goes up.
On the count of "two"
the left hand goes up. Again!
Stand at ease!
Attention!
Get ready!
Get ready! One!
OUR HEROINE, OF COURSE, GOES TO THE
BEST SCHOOL IN THE KOREAN CAPITAL.
WE'VE NEVER SEEN CHILDREN GOING IN OR OUT OF SCHOOL,
EXCEPT ONCE WHEN SCRIPT DEMANDED IT.
CHILDREN PROBABLY LIVE AT SCHOOL.
THE SAME GOES FOR THE FACTORIES WHERE
WE FILMED LEE ZIN-MI'S PARENTS AT WORK.
WORKERS LIVE IN BARRACKS RIGHT IN THE FACTORY GROUNDS.
CHILDREN ARE THUS ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME STUDYING AND ADULTS
CAN DEVOTE MORE TIME TO THEIR BELOVED JOBS.
Admiral Kim's footsteps, footsteps,
stepping with vigorous energy,
Strongly throughout this land!
And the whole of Korea is happy!
Tramp-tramp-tramp!
More!
Very good!
More, Zin-mi!
Pli?!
More, Zin-mi!
Follow me. Go!
That's right. Go back!
Do the step.
Right! That's right, because
you're following your teacher.
Do you understand,
comrade Zin-mi?
Do you understand? Or not?
Do pli?s.
Right! To do the steps,
you need to be able to pli?.
Right! Continue.
Zin-mi... Comrade Zin-mi,
that's enough. Go take a break.
You're not used to it yet.
Some time is needed
to get used to it.
Not used to it yet...
Although you are the right age.
We need to learn
even more difficult moves,
so what should we do, Zin-mi,
if you can't even learn these steps?
You need to learn this soon.
Try it.
Try to do it.
One, two, one, two...
He holds the People's fate
in his embrace.
He will fulfill
all our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
His dazzling ideal
represents our goal,
His will is the People's victory!
Along the only road he drew
Ten million advance like a storm!
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
Footsteps, footsteps,
stepping with vigorous energy
And the whole of Korea is happy!
Tramp-tramp-tramp!
Tramp-tramp-tramp -
our Admiral Kim's footsteps!
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
-Hello!
-Take a break.
Zin-mi!
I've taught these girls
the basics of Korean dance.
They have a good sense of rhythm
and an ear for music.
They are very good students,
so they may reach success
if they continue training with you.
-Okay, I see.
-Goodbye.
The other girls are dancing now.
Sit here
and watch them practice.
Sit here.
Okay, comrades, let's dance.
Today...
today we are learning
"Dance, dance!"
On the threshold
of the Day of the Sun
we are holding a ceremony
to present the gifts given by
Dear Leader Kim Jong-un.
The teacher
will first present the gifts.
Comrade students!
Today we are honored
to receive presents
given with love and care by
Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un
to all preschools and elementary
schools across the country.
Respected Comrade
Kim Jong-un strongly believes
that these gifts,
presented with love,
are a pledge
of your glorious future!
Respected Comrade
Kim Jong-un,
who sacrifices everything
for children,
wishes you to grow up and become
the glorious future of Songun Korea.
First of all, you must respect
the Eternal Sun of Songun Korea -
Great Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung
and Respected Leader
Kim Jong-il!
You must follow all directives given
by Respected Leader Kim Jong-un.
You must do everything to protect
Respected Leader Kim Jong-un.
You must help your fathers,
mothers, brothers, and sisters
support the People's Army
in protecting our Homeland
and work hard
to build a secure state.
You must become reliable defenders
of your state, of your Homeland!
For the prosperity of Kim Il-sung
and Kim Jong-il's Korea,
for the eternal prosperity
and happiness of the people,
and for the protection of the
Songun Revolution and our people
wish Great Leader Kim Jong-un
good health!
Now Lee Zin-mi
will deliver a speech
in the name of all students.
On the threshold
of the Day of the Sun,
we are honored to receive
the presents of love
given by Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un
is such a beloved leader,
who embraced children
on Maan-san mountain
and followed his path,
through tears,
fighting with difficulties.
We have Respected Leader Kim
Jong-un and are envious of no one.
I highly respect and value
the Great Leaders of Paektusan,
in my heart
I will always keep the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un,
who is an example for our future.
My heart will be full of patriotism.
I will work hard
in social and everyday life
for the good of our society
and my Homeland!
And, as Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un wishes,
I promise to become a respected
member of the Children's Union...
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
Footsteps, footsteps,
announcing far and wide
the sound of a brilliant future.
Ahead - tramp-tramp-tramp!
He is the driving force behind Korea.
He holds the People's fate
in his embrace...
He will fulfill
all our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
We will follow only you!
Even if the earth
and the heaven change,
our hearts will know only you.
Till the end
of both life and death
we will uphold only His leadership!
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
We will follow only you!
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
While Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un
is doing everything
for the good of our party and state,
we will complete
our mass dances in Pyongyang!
The central column
moves off to both sides.
The rear column
moves off to both sides.
The front column
moves off to both sides.
The third column
moves off to both sides.
Thanks everybody!
Regional university representatives
come to the front.
Please be aware
that there will be a passageway
where the rows of Lim Min-ji
and Park Jang-sun are now.
Clean up everything before leaving.
Thanks everybody!
On April 15th, the sun rose
over Mangyongbong Hill.
We flower buds have been waiting
for this bright holiday so much.
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
April 15th, when the blossoms
are touched with sunlight.
This is the greatest holiday,
it makes the whole country happy.
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
Still too gloomy. Do it with joy.
You look gloomy too.
You can do it more joyfully!
Next...
And with patriotism.
With patriotism.
Are you ready? With patriotism.
ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPT WRTTEN BY THE KOREAN SIDE,
LEE ZIN-MI'S FRIEND SPRAINS HER ANKLE ON THE EVE OF THE CONCERT
AND IS SENT TO A NEW EXEMPLARY HOSPITAL,
THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH WAS SUPERVISED BY THE YOUNG LEADER HIMSELF.
Speak Louder. Try hard.
"Teacher, the doctors
helped me recover.
I'll be discharged soon."
Try to speak louder.
Teacher, I recovered
thanks to the doctors.
I'll be discharged soon.
Well done! One more time.
Speak loudly.
And mention the concert on
the Day of the Sun. Speak loudly!
We can't hear you.
Speak as loud as me.
And look at your teacher.
Su-yong, you must recover soon.
Your comrades are waiting for you
for the Day of the Sun.
-Will you recover soon?
-Yes.
Teachers, thanks to
the doctors I recovered.
-Oh, really?
-I'll be discharged soon.
-When will you be discharged?
-Tomorrow.
Tomorrow? If you're
discharged tomorrow,
then you can participate with
Zin-mi and your other comrades
in the Day of the Sun concert.
That's why you need
to recover soon.
-Zin-mi should say that too.
-Yes, you also say,
"We practice but we can't do
anything without you. Recover soon!"
"We practiced yesterday
but we couldn't do anything
because Su-yong wasn't with us.
Recover soon!"
-Say that loudly. Can you do that?
-Yes!
There's no need to rehearse, right?
Let's do it!
When the teacher speaks, repeat
after her, "Yes, recover soon!"
And stop eating.
-Your comrades are waiting for you.
-Okay, let's do it!
Su-yong, we practiced yesterday
but we couldn't dance without you.
-We wish you a quick recovery.
-Thanks.
Su-yong, you'll recover soon.
Your comrades are waiting for you.
-Yes, we are!
-We're waiting for you.
You'll get better soon
and participate in the concert.
-Okay.
-Get better soon!
-Get better soon!
-Get better soon!
Is it a deal?
Do you promise
to be discharged tomorrow?
Yes.
The announcer...
Every year,
with the beginning of April,
our flower bud hearts
are filled with grief
for our Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung!
Great Leader Kim Il-sung
loved the children
of our country his whole life.
He planted a garden
at his home at Mangyongbong
and he also built our palace.
One spring day, when construction
of the palace was completed,
he was so happy he began singing,
"Do not be envious of anyone."
It seems like
he's just about to enter our palace,
at least for a moment,
as he did on that spring day,
smiling radiantly.
We wait for him here every day
with songs, dances, and flowers!
Let's sing of the Day of the Sun
with Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un!
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let' lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
The red flag of the Children's
Union, three million-strong,
is shining even brighter
in the sky above Paektu.
Let's lift up
the teachings of our General
and follow our
Leader Kim Jong Un!
Let' lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
The badges of the Children's
Union, three million-strong,
are shining red,
absorbing the spirit of Paektu.
Let's follow Leader Kim Jong-un,
follow the flow of the revolution
without hesitation.
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader...
Kim Jong-un!
Our concert is over!
Let's solemnly greet
Great Leader Comrade Kim Il-sung
and Great Leader Kim Jong-il.
Zin-mi, what do you expect of life
since joining the Children's Union?
When we join the Children's Union,
we enter adulthood.
Now you feel responsible
for your mistakes.
And you wonder what else you
should do for the Respected Leader...
Calm her down, tell her
everything will be all right.
Stop her crying.
Don't cry.
Try to think of something good.
What?
Something good.
I don't know what.
Think of something good or funny
that happened to you in the past.
Get her to say something cheerful.
Do you know a cheerful poem?
To recite?
Founded by Great Leader
Kim Il-sung,
kindled by Great Brilliant
Commander Kim Jong-il,
and led by Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un,
I join the glorious Children's Union
and swear, always and everywhere,
to think and act in the spirit
of the Great Generalissimos
and the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un,
in order to become
a reliable reservist
of the revolutionary Juche movement
for the building of Communism,
continuing from generation
to generation. I swear!
My father says
Korea is the most beautiful country
in the eastern part of the globe.
Korea is the Land of the Rising Sun.
THE SCRIPT OF THIS FILM WAS ASSIGNED TO US BY THE NORTH KOREAN SIDE.
THEY ALSO KINDLY PROVIDED US WITH AN ROUND-THE-CLOCK ESCORT SERVICE,
CHOSE OUR FILMING LOCATIONS AND LOOKED OVER ALL THE FOOTAGE WE SHOT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKES IN SHOWING THE LIFE OF
A PERFECTLY ORDINARY FAMILY IN THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD,
WITH A DAUGHTER PREPARING TO JOIN THE CHILDREN'S UNION - HER FIRST STEP ON THE
WAY TO BECOMMING A PART OF THE SYSTEM CREATED BY THE GREAT KIM IL-SUNG.
The People's rhythmic gymnastics!
A strong and healthy body is
the basis of collaborative activity
and healthy social values.
Everybody join in for
the People's rhythmic gymnatics!
All together now! Begin!
The People's rhythmic gymnastics.
Let's begin with chest exercises.
One, two, three, four...
...stronger!
Seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
Leg exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven.
Arm exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two,
three, four, five, six, seven...
Neck exercises!
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Turn!
Two, two, three, four, five,
six, seven...
Body exercises!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven.... more effort!
Five, six, seven...
Stretching exercises!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight...
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
Breathing exercises!
One, two, three, four...
breathe deeply!
...seven, eight.
Two, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
And we're done.
"One Heart United!" means
national unity under one heart,
which is a strong
political foundation
for building the best
communist country in this world.
We decided to instill this
into the minds of the masses
by strengthening consciousness
and boosting the spirit of unity
in their hearts.
It is necessary to show
the People's active will in building
a strong and properous state
for the sake of Kim Il-sung.
It is a battle gloriously fought
by Kim Il-sung's beloved army
to protect the homeland's values,
maintaining a noble conscience
and eternal faith
until the end of the word.
Comrade Kim,
we're starting now!
Action!
You're here before me again today.
The morning light is so fine
in our land of morning calm!
Our country is so beautiful,
where else in the world
can you find such a beautiful land?
Take your seats.
In this lesson we will
read a story about how
the Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
chased away
the Japanese aggressors
and liberated our country.
Open your textbooks.
In his childhood,
Great Leader Kim Il-sung
hated the landowners
and the Japanese aggressors.
It was a hot summer day.
The Respected Generalissimo
and his comrades
went to the top
of Mangyongbong hill.
The Respected Generalissimo said
that the landowners wear
Korean clothes and speak Korean,
but they are traitors who have sold
Korea to the Japanese aggressors.
And then his comrades
realized that the landowners
are scoundrels who sold Korea
to the Japanese aggressors.
Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung refused to allow
the landowners and the Japanese
to enjoy their time out on their boat,
so he picked up a boulder
and hurled it down at them.
While watching the boat fleeing,
the Respected Generalissimo vowed:
"Though they occupied
our country today,
they will not cheat us in the future.
I will banish the Japanese
from our land - all of them!"
This is how Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
gave a lesson to the landowners
and the Japanese.
Put down your textbooks.
So what did our
Great Leader Kim Il-sung say
while pointing at the landowners
and the Japanese?
Anyone?
He said they are traitors.
Right. Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung pointed at them
and called them traitors.
And then our Great Leader
Kim Il-sung said to his comrades...
What did he say?
He said the landowners are traitors
who sold Korea
to the Japanese aggressors,
though they wear Korean clothes
and speak Korean.
Right. So who are
the Japanese and the landowners?
Think about it...
Who are they?
Who are they? Yes?
They made our lives unbearable
and occupied our country by force.
Right, take your seat.
Write down the following:
"Respected Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung..."
...helped his comrades...
...his comrades...
Yu-yong, sit up straight. Good.
Write without mistakes.
Students who sit up straight
will have good handwriting.
...to realize that both...
...the Japanese and the landowners
were scoundrels...
...the Japanese and the landowners
were scoundrels...
...were scoundrels...
Now let's read it together:
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung...
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung...
-helped his comrades realize...
-helped his comrades realize...
...that both...
...that both...
...the Japanese and the landowners...
...the Japanese and the landowners...
...were scoundrels.
...were scoundrels.
He helped his comrades realize
they were scoundrels.
And what did they do after realizing
they were scoundrels?
-Taught them a lesson.
-Right, they taught them a lesson.
And what did the Great Leader
himself do?
Here on this picture we see
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
giving a lesson to the Japanese
and the landowners on their boat.
Who's the man who has
picked up the biggest stone
and is hurling it down?
Everyone!
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung!
Yes, Respected Leader
and Generalissimo Kim Il-sung.
Let's find it in our textbooks
and read it out loud.
Zin-mi.
"Look here, although they occupied
our country today,
they will not cheat us
in the future!
I will banish these
scoundrels from our land!"
Right. Let's read it
again attentively.
Take your seat.
Respected Generalissimo...
Respected Generalissimo...
...rained stones down upon...
...rained stones down upon...
...the Japanese and the landowners
having a good time on their boat.
This shows how from early childhood
Respected Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
hated foreign aggressors...
the Japanese and the landowners.
Let's repeat what we learned today.
What did
the Respected Generalissimo
call the landowners
and the Japanese aggressors?
What did he call them?
Hye-yong!
The Respected Generalissimo
said that landowners and
the Japanese are scoundrels
who collaborated to make
the lives of Koreans unbearable.
Take your seat.
Let's repeat it one more time.
Zin-mi?
Respected Leader and
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung
said to his comrades that
the landowners and the Japanese
made the lives of Koreans unbearable,
that's why they're all scoundrels.
Right.
He said that they are all scoundrels.
So what did he do to them?
What did he do to them?
Oh-gyong?
He picked up a big stone
and hurled it down at them.
Yes, he picked up a big stone,
hurled it down,
and made it hail stones.
The Respected Generalissimo
will teach you
to hate the Japanese
and all our enemies,
like he did in his childhood.
Today, American scoundrels
and their puppets
want to destroy our socialist state.
How do they say
they are going to do it?
-By conducting military drills.
-Yes, by conducting military drills.
Yes, they threaten us
with military drills!
But we have Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un!
And since we have Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un, we will...
-Win! Win!
-Yes, we will win.
My dear comrade students,
we must firmly believe
that we will win
despite our enemies' best efforts.
We must also learn
from our Generalissimo
to hate our enemies.
You must hate the Japanese,
the Americans, their puppets,
and all our other enemies!
In order to be ready to fight them
you must be good students.
What is a student's main objective?
-To study hard.
-That's right.
Which holiday
are we celebrating soon?
The Day of the Shining Star.
Yes, the happy
Day of the Shining Star.
Comrade students, this is the holiday
you've all been waiting for:
The happy Day of the Shining Star,
the birthday of Respected
Generalissimo Kim Jong-il.
What is your main
wish for that day?
What do you want most of all?
-Yes, Zin-mi?
-To join the Children's Union.
- To join the Children's Union?
-Yes. - Take your seat.
-Have some kimchi.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
you have to eat lots of kimchi.
I will.
You have to eat lots of kimchi.
I will eat a lot.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Yes...
If you eat 100g of kimchi
and drink 70 ml
of kimchi brine per day...
Yes...
...you'll get all essential vitamins.
-Yes, and I know something else.
-What else do you know?
That it's good because it
prevents aging and cancer.
You read a lot, Zin-mi, that's
why you know so many things.
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-You have to eat lots of kimchi.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Action!
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-Have some soup.
-Okay.
-Zin-mi.
-What?
-You have to eat lots of kimchi.
-I will.
-You have to eat more.
-Okay.
Zin-mi,
kimchi is our traditional food.
Yes...
If you eat 100g of kimchi
and drink 70ml
of kimchi brine per day
you'll get all essential vitamins.
-Yes, I know.
-What do you know?
That it prevents aging and cancer,
and that's why it's good.
You read a lot, Zin-mi, that's
why you know so many things.
That's why you have to eat
lots of kimchi... Eat faster.
Don't act
like you're acting in a movie.
Just act naturally,
like you do at home.
No, no, leave it there.
You'll bring it back. One more time.
Okay.
Good. Act naturally,
like you do at home.
Comrade Park,
Zin-mi is sitting with straight legs.
Why are you sitting so funny?
Like that... Sit like that.
It's great if you eat kimchi
and drink kimchi brine.
-It prevents aging... Right?
-Cancer.
Cancer, it prevents cancer.
Then a big laugh.
When a kid says something like that
your face turns red like you're drunk.
She's said a lot of good things
and so both of you laugh.
Understand?
Then you should say loudly:
"I know, I know!"
You should say, "I know too!"
Yes, it prevents aging and... what?
It prevents cancer! Can you do that?
Then you say, "Wow, how
did you know that?" - laughing.
That's how you should do it.
"It slows down aging" is too long
so I changed it to
"it prevents aging."
Sit down.
-Sit down.
-Have her say "aging."
Say "aging."
Participants, take your seats.
-New members of the Union!
-Yes!
-Again! New members of the Union!
-Yes!
Teachers, move back!
Teachers, stand in back!
Stand at ease!
Today, in a solemn atmosphere,
all people and students
across the country
are celebrating
joining the Children's Union
on the birthday of Great
Generalissimo Kim Jong-il!
Today, on this happiest
Day of the Shining Star,
we remember the radiant figure
of Great Generalissimo Kim Jong-il,
who is always with us
and who has sacrificed everything
so that students will be happy
and have a bright future!
Great Generalissimo Kim Jong-il
was an iron leader
whose hundreds of battle victories
made his enemies tremble with fear!
But he was also a Loving Father
who loved our children unceasingly!
The world has no other Loving Father
like our Great Generalissimo
Kim Jong-il,
who considered children
the country's aristocrats
and that giving children love was
essential for both party and state.
He sacrificed his entire life
for the happiness of children!
The new members are
accepted into the Children's Union
with love and solicitude
for Respected Leader Kim Jong-un!
Forward, march!
The swearing of the oath
of the Korean Children's Union!
Attention!
-I join...
-I join...
...the glorious
Korean Children's Union,
founded by
Great Leader Kim Il-sung...
...kindled by Great Brilliant
Commander Kim Jong-il...
...and led by
Respected Leader Kim Jong-un...
...and I swear,
always and everywhere...
...to think and act...
...in accordance with the spirit
of the Great Generalissimos...
...and with the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un...
...in order to be a reliable reservist
of the radiant Juche movement...
...for the building of communism...
...passed down from
generation to generation...
I swear!
Stand at ease!
Tie the knot of the Children's Union
and congratulate
the new members!
-Congratulations!
-Always ready!
Get ready!
Straight ahead!
WHEN WE FIRST MET, LEE ZIN-MI
TOLD US THAT HER FATHER WAS A PRINT JOURNALIST.
THE KOREAN COMRADES DECIDED, HOWEVER
TO MAKE HIM AN ENGINEER AT AN EXEMPLARY GARMENT FACTORY.
Which details do you use here?
8mm details.
8mm details fit well.
Say you'll make sure the details
are installed on our machinery.
Are there other kinds of details?
Yes, there are also 20mm details.
-20mm?
-Yes, they also exist.
-8mm and 20mm details?
-Yes.
Look at this here...
If we examine our production quality,
we can see that there are
frequent equipment breakdowns,
resulting in production waste.
We should be ashamed of such
production quality, shouldn't we?
So, comrade engineer, can you
help us deal with this problem?
Yes. I noticed that too.
Our workers are very skillful,
but we lack 6, 8 and 20mm details.
I'll make sure these details
are installed on our machinery.
If they are installed,
it will raise our production quality.
And if our workers
perform in accordance
with the new work quality standards,
we'll be producing
high-quality goods.
Great! What do you think?
We'll take the lead
toward achieving
this level of production.
Excellent!
Let's do it together.
Yes, if we all work together
there's nothing we can't do.
-Let's try!
-Yes!
Overall we achieved a breakthrough.
Comrade engineer,
what do you think about that?
Say "a great breakthrough" instead.
-And you agree with her.
-Right.
"We have achieved
a great breakthrough."
We need more 8mm
and 6mm details...
No, don't say that.
Just say,
"From a technical point of view,
if we do it
we'll reach a better result."
-Yes, that's right.
-We'll join forces and work together.
Yeah, say that.
We'll all join forces
to achieve this level of production.
Yes, since there are
junior workers...
No, once again!
Our factory...
Don't say "our factory,"
say "our workshop."
Our workshop has achieved
a great breakthrough.
...has achieved
a great breakthrough.
"Look at this here..."
Okay.
We will greatly improve quality.
-Yeah, say that.
-Move now!
ACCORDING TO LEE ZIN-MI, HER MOTHER WORKS AT A CAFETERIA,
BUT DURING THE SHOOT SHE'LL BE WORKING AT AN EXEMPLARY SOY MILK FACTORY.
Comrades!
Everyone come here!
Come on, everybody.
Hurry up!
Stand here and watch.
Zin-mi's mother, here.
Come quickly! Quickly!
Zin-mi's mother, stand here.
Stand here, please.
Quickly. Stand here in a line.
Facing the window.
After everyone's lined up,
you come out from there.
Stand here. Get ready!
Look at her and smile.
"Our work is very
important for our country
and it makes us happy, so
we must produce more soy milk."
Say that first, and then:
"Did everyone see the flower show?
Did you see the pretty Kimjongilia
grown by Zin-mi and her mother?"
"Yes, we saw it."
Say that joyfully.
"It was really beautiful!"
"It was!"
Talk about the flower show,
then say,
"Zin-mi joined the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate her mother."
That's the last phrase.
It's the end.
And after you say,
"Let's congratulate her."
Everybody say "Congratulations!"
Try to do it well!
Try not to think about the camera.
Can you do that?
Say what your work is for:
It's all for our children,
for our future...
After that say,
"Zin-mi joined the Children's Union."
Say, "Let's congratulate her!"
And "Congratulations!"
Try to say more. Let's do it!
Don't forget to smile.
Smile! Everyone smile while
your comrade is speaking.
Comrades, both adults
and children like our soy milk.
That means we must produce
more different kinds
of milk for our country,
working every day, right?
And so we'll work harder
to produce more milk!
Comrades, Zin-mi and her mother grew
a Kimjongilia for the flower show.
Their flower bloomed so beautifully!
It was the most beautiful
Kimjongilia in the show!
Did you see it?
Yesterday,
on the birthday of Kim Jong-il,
-Zin-mi joined the Children's Union.
-Let's congratulate her mother!
-Congratulations!
-Thank you, thank you!
The soy milk
we produce at our factory
is praised by our citizens.
Therefore, we shall join efforts
in order to produce
more different kinds of milk
for future generations.
So let's get to work!
I want everybody to applaud.
Then take your seats and
listen closely to the war stories,
like you're at the movies.
And when the veteran
speaks about an important event,
you should applaud loudly.
Understand?
Action!
Applaud loudly.
Listen carefully.
The veteran is coming soon,
so get ready!
During the war in the 1950s,
as you already know
from the movies,
the Americans wanted
to conquer our country
and they waged war against us.
Comrades, today our workshop
beat the government quota
with 150%!
Everybody worked well,
and our eldest
and most experienced worker
contributed greatly
to our success.
Let's give her
a round of applause!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
What now?
Should I say something?
I think the success that we've
achieved is not only my success,
but the result of work
performed by everybody here.
Also it was our engineer
who made these results possible.
We achieved these results
due to his invaluable guidance
on using the machinery.
I'd also like to congratulate him
on his daughter's
joining the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate him!
That was good.
Let's try it one more time.
Listen!
-Let's do it with joy. Understand?
-Yes.
-I can't hear you!
Did you understand? - Yes.
-One more time. Understand?
-Yes.
Yes, yes, yes...
One more time!
Loudly and joyfully!
Look at your comrades
when they speak.
Look at them and after
they finish, say loudly:
"Congratulations!"
When she congratulates
the engineer on his daughter,
Everybody stand up
and loudly say "Congratulations!"
-Can you do that? - Yes.
-I won't say it again.
Comrades!
Today our workshop achieved
200% of the government quota!
Everybody worked very well,
especially our eldest
and most experienced worker,
who contributed greatly
to our success.
Let's give her a round of applause!
Congratulations!
One more time,
one more time!
Everything was good, but everyone
should look at her when she speaks,
including Zin-mi's father.
Everybody was
looking at her except him.
Why is your applause so weak?
Let's do it like this, smiling!
Comrades!
Today our workshop achieved
200% of the government quota!
Everybody worked very well,
especially our oldest
and most experienced worker,
who contributed
greatly to our success.
Let's give her a round of applause!
Congratulations!
I think we achieved such success
due to our mutual efforts.
Our comrade engineer
especially helped us
on the technical side of things,
and it is due to him that we
achieved this level of success.
In addition, his daughter
joined the Children's Union
on the Day of the Shining Star.
Let's congratulate him!
-Congratulations!
-Thank you!
We cheered, "Hurrah for Kim Il Sung!
Hurrah for Generalissimo Kim Il Sung!"
And the second military unit
even forgot to shoot at the planes
because they were
also shouting hurrah.
Usually four to six planes were
enough to destroy everything,
but not even 32 planes
could beat us that time!
How could it happen?
Because all Americans
are cowards.
They are cowards.
Why are they cowards?
Americans are not like us.
They are not like us.
They think only of surviving
and returning home
to their country.
So when they saw
the first plane crash and burn,
their eyes widened with fear.
Now let me tell you about
shooting at the American planes.
Back then we didn't have
enough planes
and artillery cannons.
Our enemies knew that
and sent a lot of planes
to destroy our airfields.
They bombed and destroyed
all our cities,
including Pyongyang.
They even bombed and burnt
small villages
in the mountains.
They even hunted down and burnt
children going to school.
They fired at their parents
working in the fields.
You can see how much
they were shooting...
from the numbers of graves
in the mountains...
The graves of dead people...
The gravestone tells you
the name of the person buried there.
They fired at those too,
thinking they were people...
That's how the Americans even
hunted down and burnt children.
They were crazy,
firing indiscriminately
at whatever - people or stones.
At such a moment
our People's Army couldn't think
of keeping up resistance
to the Americans.
When those planes
were bombing our country,
we could only think of how
to hide and save our lives.
And then our Leader
began fighting to oust the Americans
from our country using a rifle...
Do you know what a rifle is?
A rifle is used with a bayonet.
You've seen it in the movies.
There's also an automatic rifle
with a round magazine on the right.
An automatic rifle...
You watch a lot of movies, right?
There are also heavy machine guns
that you can put on wheels,
and the barrel is cooled with water.
-Can you imagine it? - Yes.
-A heavy machine gun.
So we were machine-gunning
American planes.
Nobody in the world
had done it before,
but our Leader taught us
to take down aircraft
with this gun.
We saw how good and effective
it was in practice
at shooting down the planes.
Well, I told you only one story
and it took me 40 minutes.
We fought against a lot of planes
but there isn't enough time
so I told you only
about the planes that crashed.
I didn't tell you about the planes
that kept on coming back.
I told you the story about
how we shot at American planes
in the 20th century
and I'll stop my story here.
Our gunnery unit
was highly praised...
What should I say now?
About the students
who joined the Children's Union.
-Afterward?
-Yes, tell your story,
then mention the students
who've joined the Children's Union.
Say that, please.
Tell your story, then say that...
So, I told you...
a story about how
we fired at American planes.
But we didn't deserve the credit
for shooting so well.
All the credit goes
to the Great Leader,
the one who taught us how to do it.
Although the Great Leader was
very busy with the battlefront
where he was shooting down
American planes,
he also cared
about those in the rear.
Therefore, he formed and
deployed air defense units
and taught us how
to shoot down aircraft.
At the beginning, those rascals
attacked by daylight.
They flew during the day, firing on
everything they saw, even children.
But then they began to attack only
from a height of 200-300 meters
and only in areas where there
was no air defense system...
Excuse me, finish your story
and please congratulate the kids
on joining the Children's Union.
Congratulate the schoolchildren
who joined the Children's Union.
Finish your story
then please say that.
-Afterward?
-Exactly.
Today I want to congratulate
the schoolchildren
who have now joined
the Children's Union
on the Great Leader's birthday!
He's the driving force behind Korea,
In his embrace he holds
the People's fate.
He will fulfill
All our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
Action!
-Hello.
-Hello.
These schoolgirls recently
joined the Children's Union.
They wanted to watch
the lesson, can they?
-What're your names?
-Lee Zin-mi.
Lim Soo-yong.
-Choi Song-min.
-You're all so cute!
-You can sit there and watch.
-Okay.
-Sit here and watch. I'll be back.
-Okay.
Okay, one more time!
We have now learned
arm movements.
Since we've already learned to pli?,
if you do arm movements well
we can learn to do them
together with pli?s.
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung said
that Korean dance is very
refined, energetic, and elegant.
So if you also move smoothly,
with elegance,
focusing on your breathing,
you'll preserve
the special delicate...
flavor of Korean dance.
When the instructor says "one"
the right hand goes up.
On the count of "two"
the left hand goes up. Again!
Stand at ease!
Attention!
Get ready!
Get ready! One!
OUR HEROINE, OF COURSE, GOES TO THE
BEST SCHOOL IN THE KOREAN CAPITAL.
WE'VE NEVER SEEN CHILDREN GOING IN OR OUT OF SCHOOL,
EXCEPT ONCE WHEN SCRIPT DEMANDED IT.
CHILDREN PROBABLY LIVE AT SCHOOL.
THE SAME GOES FOR THE FACTORIES WHERE
WE FILMED LEE ZIN-MI'S PARENTS AT WORK.
WORKERS LIVE IN BARRACKS RIGHT IN THE FACTORY GROUNDS.
CHILDREN ARE THUS ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME STUDYING AND ADULTS
CAN DEVOTE MORE TIME TO THEIR BELOVED JOBS.
Admiral Kim's footsteps, footsteps,
stepping with vigorous energy,
Strongly throughout this land!
And the whole of Korea is happy!
Tramp-tramp-tramp!
More!
Very good!
More, Zin-mi!
Pli?!
More, Zin-mi!
Follow me. Go!
That's right. Go back!
Do the step.
Right! That's right, because
you're following your teacher.
Do you understand,
comrade Zin-mi?
Do you understand? Or not?
Do pli?s.
Right! To do the steps,
you need to be able to pli?.
Right! Continue.
Zin-mi... Comrade Zin-mi,
that's enough. Go take a break.
You're not used to it yet.
Some time is needed
to get used to it.
Not used to it yet...
Although you are the right age.
We need to learn
even more difficult moves,
so what should we do, Zin-mi,
if you can't even learn these steps?
You need to learn this soon.
Try it.
Try to do it.
One, two, one, two...
He holds the People's fate
in his embrace.
He will fulfill
all our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
His dazzling ideal
represents our goal,
His will is the People's victory!
Along the only road he drew
Ten million advance like a storm!
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
Footsteps, footsteps,
stepping with vigorous energy
And the whole of Korea is happy!
Tramp-tramp-tramp!
Tramp-tramp-tramp -
our Admiral Kim's footsteps!
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
-Hello!
-Take a break.
Zin-mi!
I've taught these girls
the basics of Korean dance.
They have a good sense of rhythm
and an ear for music.
They are very good students,
so they may reach success
if they continue training with you.
-Okay, I see.
-Goodbye.
The other girls are dancing now.
Sit here
and watch them practice.
Sit here.
Okay, comrades, let's dance.
Today...
today we are learning
"Dance, dance!"
On the threshold
of the Day of the Sun
we are holding a ceremony
to present the gifts given by
Dear Leader Kim Jong-un.
The teacher
will first present the gifts.
Comrade students!
Today we are honored
to receive presents
given with love and care by
Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un
to all preschools and elementary
schools across the country.
Respected Comrade
Kim Jong-un strongly believes
that these gifts,
presented with love,
are a pledge
of your glorious future!
Respected Comrade
Kim Jong-un,
who sacrifices everything
for children,
wishes you to grow up and become
the glorious future of Songun Korea.
First of all, you must respect
the Eternal Sun of Songun Korea -
Great Generalissimo
Kim Il-sung
and Respected Leader
Kim Jong-il!
You must follow all directives given
by Respected Leader Kim Jong-un.
You must do everything to protect
Respected Leader Kim Jong-un.
You must help your fathers,
mothers, brothers, and sisters
support the People's Army
in protecting our Homeland
and work hard
to build a secure state.
You must become reliable defenders
of your state, of your Homeland!
For the prosperity of Kim Il-sung
and Kim Jong-il's Korea,
for the eternal prosperity
and happiness of the people,
and for the protection of the
Songun Revolution and our people
wish Great Leader Kim Jong-un
good health!
Now Lee Zin-mi
will deliver a speech
in the name of all students.
On the threshold
of the Day of the Sun,
we are honored to receive
the presents of love
given by Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un
is such a beloved leader,
who embraced children
on Maan-san mountain
and followed his path,
through tears,
fighting with difficulties.
We have Respected Leader Kim
Jong-un and are envious of no one.
I highly respect and value
the Great Leaders of Paektusan,
in my heart
I will always keep the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un,
who is an example for our future.
My heart will be full of patriotism.
I will work hard
in social and everyday life
for the good of our society
and my Homeland!
And, as Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un wishes,
I promise to become a respected
member of the Children's Union...
With the pure essence of February!
Forward - tramp-tramp-tramp!
Footsteps, footsteps,
announcing far and wide
the sound of a brilliant future.
Ahead - tramp-tramp-tramp!
He is the driving force behind Korea.
He holds the People's fate
in his embrace...
He will fulfill
all our hopes and dreams.
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
We will follow only you!
Even if the earth
and the heaven change,
our hearts will know only you.
Till the end
of both life and death
we will uphold only His leadership!
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
We will follow only you!
We know nobody but you,
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un!
Great Comrade Kim Jong-un,
We will follow only you!
While Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un
is doing everything
for the good of our party and state,
we will complete
our mass dances in Pyongyang!
The central column
moves off to both sides.
The rear column
moves off to both sides.
The front column
moves off to both sides.
The third column
moves off to both sides.
Thanks everybody!
Regional university representatives
come to the front.
Please be aware
that there will be a passageway
where the rows of Lim Min-ji
and Park Jang-sun are now.
Clean up everything before leaving.
Thanks everybody!
On April 15th, the sun rose
over Mangyongbong Hill.
We flower buds have been waiting
for this bright holiday so much.
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
April 15th, when the blossoms
are touched with sunlight.
This is the greatest holiday,
it makes the whole country happy.
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
It's so good!
Sing and dance!
The Day of the Sun - our holiday!
Still too gloomy. Do it with joy.
You look gloomy too.
You can do it more joyfully!
Next...
And with patriotism.
With patriotism.
Are you ready? With patriotism.
ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPT WRTTEN BY THE KOREAN SIDE,
LEE ZIN-MI'S FRIEND SPRAINS HER ANKLE ON THE EVE OF THE CONCERT
AND IS SENT TO A NEW EXEMPLARY HOSPITAL,
THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH WAS SUPERVISED BY THE YOUNG LEADER HIMSELF.
Speak Louder. Try hard.
"Teacher, the doctors
helped me recover.
I'll be discharged soon."
Try to speak louder.
Teacher, I recovered
thanks to the doctors.
I'll be discharged soon.
Well done! One more time.
Speak loudly.
And mention the concert on
the Day of the Sun. Speak loudly!
We can't hear you.
Speak as loud as me.
And look at your teacher.
Su-yong, you must recover soon.
Your comrades are waiting for you
for the Day of the Sun.
-Will you recover soon?
-Yes.
Teachers, thanks to
the doctors I recovered.
-Oh, really?
-I'll be discharged soon.
-When will you be discharged?
-Tomorrow.
Tomorrow? If you're
discharged tomorrow,
then you can participate with
Zin-mi and your other comrades
in the Day of the Sun concert.
That's why you need
to recover soon.
-Zin-mi should say that too.
-Yes, you also say,
"We practice but we can't do
anything without you. Recover soon!"
"We practiced yesterday
but we couldn't do anything
because Su-yong wasn't with us.
Recover soon!"
-Say that loudly. Can you do that?
-Yes!
There's no need to rehearse, right?
Let's do it!
When the teacher speaks, repeat
after her, "Yes, recover soon!"
And stop eating.
-Your comrades are waiting for you.
-Okay, let's do it!
Su-yong, we practiced yesterday
but we couldn't dance without you.
-We wish you a quick recovery.
-Thanks.
Su-yong, you'll recover soon.
Your comrades are waiting for you.
-Yes, we are!
-We're waiting for you.
You'll get better soon
and participate in the concert.
-Okay.
-Get better soon!
-Get better soon!
-Get better soon!
Is it a deal?
Do you promise
to be discharged tomorrow?
Yes.
The announcer...
Every year,
with the beginning of April,
our flower bud hearts
are filled with grief
for our Respected
Generalissimo Kim Il-sung!
Great Leader Kim Il-sung
loved the children
of our country his whole life.
He planted a garden
at his home at Mangyongbong
and he also built our palace.
One spring day, when construction
of the palace was completed,
he was so happy he began singing,
"Do not be envious of anyone."
It seems like
he's just about to enter our palace,
at least for a moment,
as he did on that spring day,
smiling radiantly.
We wait for him here every day
with songs, dances, and flowers!
Let's sing of the Day of the Sun
with Respected Leader
Kim Jong-un!
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let' lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
The red flag of the Children's
Union, three million-strong,
is shining even brighter
in the sky above Paektu.
Let's lift up
the teachings of our General
and follow our
Leader Kim Jong Un!
Let' lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
The badges of the Children's
Union, three million-strong,
are shining red,
absorbing the spirit of Paektu.
Let's follow Leader Kim Jong-un,
follow the flow of the revolution
without hesitation.
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader Kim Jong-un!
Let's lift up! Let's lift up!
Let's lift up even higher
our Leader...
Kim Jong-un!
Our concert is over!
Let's solemnly greet
Great Leader Comrade Kim Il-sung
and Great Leader Kim Jong-il.
Zin-mi, what do you expect of life
since joining the Children's Union?
When we join the Children's Union,
we enter adulthood.
Now you feel responsible
for your mistakes.
And you wonder what else you
should do for the Respected Leader...
Calm her down, tell her
everything will be all right.
Stop her crying.
Don't cry.
Try to think of something good.
What?
Something good.
I don't know what.
Think of something good or funny
that happened to you in the past.
Get her to say something cheerful.
Do you know a cheerful poem?
To recite?
Founded by Great Leader
Kim Il-sung,
kindled by Great Brilliant
Commander Kim Jong-il,
and led by Respected
Leader Kim Jong-un,
I join the glorious Children's Union
and swear, always and everywhere,
to think and act in the spirit
of the Great Generalissimos
and the teachings
of Respected Leader Kim Jong-un,
in order to become
a reliable reservist
of the revolutionary Juche movement
for the building of Communism,
continuing from generation
to generation. I swear!