LIBERATION DAY
synopsis
Under the loving but firm guidance of an old fan turned director and cultural diplomat, and to the surprise of a whole world, the ex-Yugoslavian cult band Laibach becomes the first rock group ever to perform in the fortress state of North Korea. Confronting strict ideology and cultural differences, the band struggles to get their songs through the needle’s eye of censorship before they can be unleashed on an audience never before exposed to alternative rock’n’roll. Meanwhile, propaganda loudspeakers are being set up at the border between the two Koreas and a countdown to war is announced. The hills are alive…with the sound of music.
international title: | Liberation Day |
original title: | Islaisvinimo diena |
country: | Latvia, Norway, Slovenia |
sales agent: | Dogwoof |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Morten Traavik, Ugis Olte |
film run: | 100' |
screenplay: | Morten Traavik |
cinematography by: | Sven Erling Brusletto, Valdis Celmiņš |
film editing: | Gatis Belogrudovs, Ugis Olte |
producer: | Uldis Cekulis |
co-producer: | Morten Traavik, Miha Černec |
production: | VFS Films, Norsk Fjernsyn, Traavik, Staragara Productions |