The first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea, this stylish, deeply moving documentary is centered around astonishing interviews with survivors of North Korea's vast and largely hidden prison camps, and interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propoganda films and original art performances.
Kimjongilia has generally received positive reviews.
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Kimjongilia was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 21 reviews, giving Kimjongilia (2009) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Kimjongilia than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Kimjongilia is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Law Abiding Citizen, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
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