Jim Finn, follows a South Korean video artist in North Korea who hopes to revitalize Juche cinema, somewhat inspired by a true story of a South Korean filmmaker kidnapped in the 70s to make the North Korean film industry better. This experimental satire that examines what happens when a South Korean filmmaker sojourns into communist North Korea to breathe new life into that country's flagging, propaganda-driven movie industry. Believing that cinema can prop up North Korea's Juche Idea of self-reliance, mad dictator Kim Jong-Il pulls out all the stops to help the young émigré produce appropriate films.
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Jim Finn, follows a South Korean video artist in North Korea who hopes to revitalize Juche cinema, somewhat inspired by a true story of a South Korean filmmaker kidnapped in the 70s to make the North Korean film industry better. This experimental satire that examines what happens...
The Juche Idea (2008) was directed by Jim Finn. The film is a feature production with a runtime of 1h 2m, rated 6.5/10.
The Juche Idea runs 1h 2m (62 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.5/10 from 4 votes.
The Juche Idea is rated 6.5/10 by 4 viewers — decent with mixed reception.
