North Korean Film Madness (Documentary | Part 1/3)
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- čas přidán 4. 10. 2012
- We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of Pyongyang: a sprawling lot that at its height produced around 40 films a year.
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You could say that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has two primary obsessions: maintaining nuclear weapons capability as a means of protecting his "hermit kingdom," and thwarting pressure from outside forces like America and the rest of the industrialized world to open his country to modern things like electricity... and he's obsessed with film. He loves movies. It's rumored that he has one of the largest private film collections in the world. His favorite film is Gone with the Wind and his favorite actress is Elizabeth Taylor. He's a film collector and bona fide cinephile, but he's much more. He's everything really. He's a director, a producer, a financier, a costume maker, set designer, screenwriter, cameraman, sound engineer... and he's also a film theorist. His masterwork on aesthetics and practice is "On the Art of Cinema" (written and published in the early 1970s). In it he gives himself the humble title, "Genius of the Cinema." He built an extensive film studio in Pyongyang and when he couldn't find someone to make his film he did what any self-respecting eternal leader and great president would do... he kidnapped one.
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Doesn't Shane get it? The whole city of Pyongyang is a movie set.
Yeah that's what he says there towards the end
DallasHammster he has a thing called common sense you know 😂
Not like that
kim Jong un's Officials shush blob fish
it does look like a real life truman show
north korea would pull off one hell of an olympic opening ceremony tho
Yeah people really work hard when their life is on the line.
Then everybody simultaneously just collapses of hunger
stickyfingaz
ংংংংংংং
Starving people will have lousy opening ceremonies. They can't help it.
sixty syxti c
"North Korea is just putting on a massive show."
Extremely well-put.
Alek Miller it's cool
Kinda like The Truman Show in real life
Kim Jon il hates the West and it's ideals yet loves their movies, food, liquor and cars😏
This music sure is enthusiastic for such a horrible country.
Great documentary, but get rid of the guy who chose the music; totally inappropriate.
KX5Kat Why?? It is such North Korean propaganda let's go to war goodness in it!! :( These are communist comrade songs !
I was a bit stoned when I wrote that. But this is indeed communist propaganda music.
Does anyone know the name of the song starting at 1:44?
@@KX5Kat
Im pretty sure its all North Korean music
I feel so bad for that poor sea turtle, oh yeah and the people I guess
poorguy #freeturtleandteagirl
Literally me when I’m watching a war movie and sees a bunch of people die but that one bite dies I just turn it off and die
I'm not proud of it , but that was totally me when I saw the turtle 😂
@@glassytiger6204 people-yuo guess???.
Stupid koment...fuuuuck...😂😅😂😅
It's in a torture aquarium camp.
the sea turtle is like the tea girl...
Poor tea girl
I'm going to organize a covert rescue operation. Anyone in for operation Ceylon?
+Yusuf Akoojee oh, can I help?
John Walsh okay, do you have any combat experience?
Yusuf Akoojee yes lots of military experience, I have equipment under my bed for this sort of thing (Like everything). So yeah I'm up for it
This is so insane. 150.000 people parading for 10 guys. You can truely see that this is all for the ~3 americans as they are the ones sitting on the place where normally their *greatest leader* would sit. Insane place.
They know it was being filmed
It was rehearsal hahaha
& it seemed like he edited some clips of the main ARIRANG event
The saddest part of this film was that sea turtle
drewfsu1 same here
@@raihanalam9 it’s probably still there to this day:(
@@5hydef712 no
Poor turtle:(
@@crossdx387 what happened?
US - Hollywood.
India - Bollywood
North Korea - Kimmywood.
Bestwood
Morningwood
And uganda makiliwood
Wakaliwood
You forgot nigeria-Nollywood
4:47, i feel sorry for that turtle more than anything.
Even the turtles in North Korea are oppressed
:(
3:00 "kidnapped director" LOL
Freezing mooon!
OMG(oh my god) it is famous dead man
How does it feel to be the only person excited about Hollywood films in the country and no one to share your excitement with?
I wonder how Kim Jong-il told his wife that he was actually in love with Elizabeth Taylor.
With an Anti-Aircraft gun pointed at her
He just told,If his wife was gonna have a different opinion,she would've been killed lmao
Visiting North Korea must be like going to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
If only we were given control of the country at the end of the visit like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
So placing your life under the high likelihood of suffering a bizarre and horrific death, never to be seen again? :P
@@Nothing-ce8uv that's literally what the willy Wonka factory is
@@adyingbottleofjuice3090 well yea, that's why i said what i said lol
Brilliant infiltration job. Don't know how you got that hidden camera in and out of the country. Never go back there dude, they will be waiting for you. Awesome video, scary country.
He went there twice! TWICE!
When vice weren’t pussys
They didn't get secret cams. They were shooting publicly. They were on journalist visa and they are allowed to shoot only what the "regime" wants them to.
@@thitran1362 now three times
They were supposed to be point and shoot cameras. They didn’t know they could take video
All Hail The Fish!
*squats aggressively*
Hell ya!!! I wanna see a movie about THE FISH
Haha the fish was a total boss
Is that your switch off tool?
And the tea girl !!
Shane Smith, by far the best thing to happen to youtube in a very long time.
worst job is the cameraman who risks more and get zero credit 😭
@@bpapao if they gave him credit, the entire government gonna be trying to kill him lmao
How does Vice fund these films?
yo wtf travic kraft be watching vice documentaries?
ReMGL lol it’s from 7 years ago.
@@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr well it's something
This damn sure did not age well. Not sure it's Shane's doing either
Annoying viewers with ads
2:57
Executive Producer:kim jong il
*Kidnapped director* : shin sang-ok
#freetheteagirl #freetheseaturtle
#freeearl #freebobbyshmurda
IQ- Gamer I always get extremely nostalgic thinking abt the tea girl, what could have happened to her? Some might obviously say “she has been killed” but a life time question
@@averageyoutubeuser2475 where is she? I keep seeing people refer to her but only saw her waving at the end of episode 3
@The Unbeatable she is in part 2 of the other north korean documentary....not the film documentary but the part 2 of other north korean documentary made by vice
@@ariestiger12 watch the part 2 of the other north korean documentary...not the film madness documentary....there is another documentary made by vice that shows the tea girl , go to part 2 of that documentary & you will see the whole tea girl scene
So you have to dance to get into North Korea lmao hilarious 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Understatement of the year...
If you have not seen the longer version of their trip, take the time to watch that. Totally insane.
where?
*Every other country : Director*
*North Korea : Kidnapped Director*
3:54 seeing a girl in traditional clothing playing a electrical guitar just doesn’t sit right with me
shout out to the tea girl #teagirlforprez
What’s so sad is that she’ll never see any of these hundreds or even thousands of people talking about her, loving her.
When you watch this documentary relays how good we have in the west
That's why you people are getting fucked by Africans
in case anyone wondering the punkish song playing at the beginning when the soldiers are marching is "triumph of life" by fucked up. it was driving me nuts trying to find it because I recognized the riff
7:36 There's a marching band involved? Sign me up. How do I apply, again?
It’s such a shame all those kids spent 2 years for basically nothing. That show deserves to be in some sort of international show or something.
Is this the same trip Shane took for The Vice Guide to North Korea special? Or was this a totally different trip? Because some footage looks like its been shot on two different cameras.
Same trip. They might have just used some other footage that got cut from the special
RisingTied72 But why so different quality in film?
It makes some sense in doing 2 different types of episodes. Not many journalists can say they visited North Korea. So Vice wanted to do a special for the Theater side, entertainment of North Korea (already knowing that Kim had some taste with the cinema) and the actual visiting of North Korea, their people, and tradition.
film studio or not this trip and the footage you got was iconic. we salute you Shane
They treat you like a damn boss
That's a good thing about nk
7:15 when you can't afford LED screens so you use kids instead...
What a cliffhanger...now I'm going to have to watch parts 2 and 3 to find out if they were finally able to get to the film studios...
Havent seen this one in a while. I want to have a beer with Shane Smith damnit. Vice is a breath of fresh air.
@ Vice, did you also go to state-owned SEK Studio, employing as many as 500 North Korean animators?They completed Empress Chung in 2005, a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to a sea monster to restore her blind father’s eyesight. It was the first cartoon jointly produced by the two Koreas.
That's so sad. No one's there . . if I was in that movie/production thing I'd go home and cry my eyes out at night knowing my talents were being wasted and that I'd die being recognized as someone worth notice by about 40 people throughout my whole lifetime.
binge watching shane works wow he’s my type of journalist
The music just made the documentary look like an enjoyable trip
3:00 I was confused whether I was laughing at the movie credits or feeling sad about the kidnapped director
there's so much i dont get to know about north korea, and this documentary is really good. the stadium show blew me away! it was awesome!
There’s so much any of us don’t know about NK… and there’s a reason for that
Technically speaking, that over the top show isn’t just for 10 people watching in attendance! It’s for millions in the outside world who will see what you experienced on the film you bring back!
Playing Warm Leatherette by The Normal in the beginning was probably the best thing vice has ever edited
Its amazing that these people are able to perform so well despite a lifetime of malnutrition
smfh shane says that if they don't get to see the film studios that the whole trip "has been a bust?" dude, you got into north korea, that's a pretty big achievement already...
Ryan Kanemaru Strange isn't? eh?
Who else thinks the background music for the first half or so (Like the punk stuff) is
A) Awesome
B) Really fitting
Dude! I live in Japan, but it was the first time I've watched to such a deep inside video like this.
Dayumn! I definitely will travel to that place, if the don't start a war with S. Korea next week.
GREAT JOB!
That mass gymnastics felt like an anime opening with that music
6:30 So does that festival happen every time some tourists arrive? Because every documentary like this that I've seen shows it.
7:14 they actually said chingchong
they said kim jong il ....
No 😂
not funny
It would have been a rare oppurtunity for North Koreans to see movies from other places if they were invited to see a movie by Kim Jong Il
Vice then:
Vice now: “Cross Dressing Panda Discovers Painting”
if more people were more like shane the world would so much better place to live
a documentary a day vice?
please?
i am addicted to them
My classmate after i start to open my chips :
0:31
Damn, how did i miss this video???? was looking up 'shane smith vice' to try to see more of him hosting.
Check out hamiton morris or Thomas Morton they also do pretty good pieces on youtube through vice media
Chris Heil Funny that you say that, those are the other two Hosts that I watched all of their videos, I wish they had more new videos more frequently .
Shane's presentations are phenomenal. He's always well organized, knows exactly what to say & knows what his viewers are truly interested in. He also has the guts to visit some very dangerous places-- N. Korea is one of them. The U.S. gov. warns against visiting such iniquitous nations. They are extremely paranoid & although Shane is given the red carpet treatment, all that can change in an instant & he could be arrested & made an example of. This indeed is a very scary place.
GREAT VIDEO!
Then stay away :D
2:58 For sure making that film was not OK for Shin Sang-OK
DMZ: I am the most miltrazied zone on the planet
LOC : hold my lassi
This video is amazing, you guys are great.
#freeseaturtle
4:46 take him back to the ocean 😱😭
Will never happen in this country.
Wait what?!? 5:01 That tower on the left with the mini flame is in LA. Idk if it's a shot of LA because it certainly doesn't look like it, or Kim Jung Il really did like film and had a replica of it built because LA is a film capital?
"you don't know where it is, you don't know what or who it is, but you have to do it" this line made me laugh so hard for some reason
"ill tell em" hahaha
Shane Smith for president!
David Frigault Yeah but isn't he American as well now?
+Primekillerboy As a canadian who now lives in america and calls it home, nah. You have to be born here. I already checked.
+David Frigault Would he have to renounce his american citizenship to be PM? That's a bit fucked..
We let Harper waddle through without a side-eye but this majestic mofo has to renounce a citizenship he earned?
Canada.. Bud.. what the fuck?
"Kidnapped Director: Shin Sang-Ok"🤣
Old Vice is best Vice
Their matching matches with the metal music.🤣🤣🤣
Lol the kidnapped director's name shin sang ok
I think... You already on the film studio... Like comment below, the whole country is the film studio
I love the diversity of topics covered on your channel. 🌐📚 It keeps things interesting and educational! 🤓"
The sea turtle Like yo bro come get me outta here plz lol
6:01 lincoln memorial?
Liri 👽-"AnOldRetiredElephant.....I'm glad I'm not the only one who notice it on the other video."
So, can we talk about your favourite North Corean Sci-Fil film? Or some documentary in HD/Blu...ray?
Jesus Christ Shane ur a beast man so heavy going there I dunno how u guys do it
120k-150k performers? Woah!! They are very good, the performance was incredible!
Hipocrisy at its highest level. Kim Jong-il always spoke shit about the US... But loved US films? Do you find coherence on that? Because I don't. Sorry. I'm not a native speaker. Excuse my poor english skills.
+Luis Reyes Sánchez (TsunimokiTrance) Yup. There is total coherence in that. The guy is a hypocrite who exploits an entire nation of what is essentially kidnapped Koreans so he can have whatever he wants and be as awesome as he wants without doing a damn thing.
And your English is excellent. Most people on youtube speak English natively and don't even know what coherence IS, let alone have the ability to spell it :)
+Luis Reyes Sánchez (TsunimokiTrance) Well that's like a person saying that they hate the Chinese Government but loves Chinese films and celebrities. The 2 can be separated.
+Isosceles Kramer (groovylocks) The US is far worse than NK. You're just politically leaning towards your american inferiority complex when a nation like NK provides itself autonomy from the US. Idiot.
Cory Mck Indeed. That would make sense, but unfortunately, the Kims always said that they hate everything that has to do with the U.S. From government to ludic stuff. That's what I wanted to pinpoint. I get your point. Totally valid. But that's the thing. They don't stand for what they say. Sorry. I'm not sure if I'm expressing myself clearly.
Luis Reyes Sánchez
I remember watching a North Korean propaganda that had North Koreans helping poor starving Americans. I think North Koreans hate Americans way of life but still consider them to be humans. But I could be wrong.
Somehow North Korea has the largest stadium
I get the chills when you see that big add reading PYONGYANG.
What and which cutting room floor did you get those opening film strips?
Kim Possible, the best Kim of all
Funny because we actually whooped their asses back to the Chinese border in the Korean War. But China pushed us back to where the war started because of sheer numbers (they would send thousands and thousands of men to attack one position
B OMEGALUL OMEGALUL MER
Your guards not guides! Great detail :)
Kim Jong ul : we want it ! We got it !
GO BACK! IT'S 2019 NOW!
I think he got blacklisted after going to the work camps in russia 😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭
WE WANT TEA GIRL
haha, just imagined that sea turtle go like please kill me when the filmed the aquarium hehe :D
A thought occurs, NK mostly has CRT tvs, no LCDs. So they built a big one out of people, brings a new meaning to the term "dead pixel"
I love this guy, he's hilarious.
HAHAHAHA they have "bw" drums there...I love it
Noticed that too, it's so good
I love the contrast the punk music creates, really makes it refreshing to watch.
Did anyone else notice the Ramones riffs at 4mins?
7:00 --> that is just sick..... beautifull but sick....
The background music is made of one of my favorite bands: fucked up.
....i am here for the Music very Good music and Great Perfomance...
7:17 did it sound like Kim Jong il 'kimchi'
0:59 when was the last time he take a shower
Vice woke but they need to go back to fucking sleep. I miss the real Vice.
i follow this guy a lot and i do like his documentaries done any more on the kings son?
Keep rolling rick? ARE U TRYING TO RICK ROLL ME VICE??????