Songs From the North
2015, English. Directed by Soon-Mi Yoo.
Interweaving footage from the director’s three visits to North Korea with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, Songs from the North takes a different look at this enigmatic country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Challenging the meaning of freedom, love, patriotism and ultimately the human condition, it tries to understand, on their own terms, the psychology and popular imaginary of the North Korean people and the political ideology of absolute love which continues to drive the nation towards its uncertain future.
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- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 20 August 2015
- Country
- United States of America, Portugal, South Korea
- Written by
- Soon-Mi Yoo
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Songs From the North isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Songs From the North?
Songs From the North (2015) was directed by Soon-Mi Yoo.