I Am Sun Mu
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.
Production
Required Reading
Language
Korean
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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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