I Am Sun Mu
2015•1h 20m•6.6•Released
AnimationDocumentary
Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.
Director
Adam Sjöberg
Writer
Adam Sjöberg
Languages
Korean
Studio
Required Reading
Cast
Sun Mu
Self
Angeline
Self (wife of Sun Mu)
Cui Xianji
Self (Chinese-Korean Artist)
Liang Kegang
Self (Beijing Yuan Art Museum director)
Ho Bin
Self (Sun Mu's Assistant)
Il Gon
Self (Sun Mu's Friend)
Liang Xiao Me
Self (Sun Mu's daughter)
Liang Ji Yen
Self (Sun Mu's son)
Kim Il-sung
Self (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il
Self (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
Self (archive footage)
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