10 jours d'illusions de vie et de joie...
«The most important pledge we pass
from generation to generation is to protect Kim Jong-Un with our own lives,
because he's the cornerstone of our existence and our culture.» Kim Chang
Yun, Colonel of the Korean People's army.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is perhaps the least known country in the world today. Based on a political ideology known as ‘Juche’, the socialist government controls every source of information and the national leader, Kim Jong-un, preserves the peace and defends the state’s historical, spiritual and cultural heritage. It’s hard to overestimate the Commander-in-chief’s role in the country: his likeness adorns the streets and squares in every city and village. Through official portraits and statues, he is, literally, everywhere and kindergarten children are taught to sing his praises. Locals adore Kim Jong-un and consider him the Father of the Nation, he encourages everyone to be patriotic and surpass all other nations.
Publiée le 7 nov 2014 (47:32) vo.eng w. s-t.eng.
Almost 15% of North Korea’s GDP is reserved
for military spending, and long after the Korean War of the 1950s, the country
has still not signed a peace treaty with its capitalist southern neighbor. As a
result, thousands of families were torn apart by the political divide. The army
remains a source of inspiration; it determinates the social structure and
stimulates ordinary people to devote their lives to work in the faithful
service of the Marshal. The people believe that this military ideology
consolidates national spirit and guarantees stability and order.
However, not even tough military methods
and an ideological barrier around the country can solve the economic lag or the
enormous social and economic gulf between South and North Korea. Self-reliance
and self-sufficiency are in stark contrast to the economic reality. Despite
developments in labour cooperation, a demilitarized zone, demarcated by a huge
wall between the two states, is still amongst the most heavily armed areas in
the world.
President of the Korean Friendship Association,
Alejandro Cao de Benos explains that due to the generally accepted ideology of
the Workers’ Party of Korea, the people will never understand nor accept a
western mind-set. From childhood, they are taught to be loyal to their leader
and to beware of western values.
For most viewers North Korea remains a
mystery but this unique film offers a limited window of opportunity to view
Korean lifestyle through the prism of North Korean peoples’ every day cares and
joys. RT Doc meets ordinary workers and soldiers to hear first hand, how they
lived before being isolated from the whole world. Source
