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‘Aim High in Creation!’ Is the Best North Korean Propaganda Film You’ll Ever See
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‘Aim High in Creation!’ Is the Best North Korean Propaganda Film You’ll Ever See

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Christopher Campbell
Jul 11, 2014
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Single-issue documentaries are propaganda. Most of the time that particular observation is meant as a criticism. It usually implies that the film is boring, transparent and far from artful. The aggressive monotony of Soviet Socialist Realism comes to mind, or at least the more muted blandness of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning PowerPoint presentation. But what …

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