Take a look at this documentary, thought-provoking scenes of North Korea captured by Dutch journalist Peter Tetteroo. The scenes of the North Korean empire captured in this documentary are quite shocking and creepy… Apparently, the sole purpose of those magnificent buildings, apartments, museums in commemoration of the ‘glorious leader’ in Pyongyang is to present an ideal picture, boasting the imaginary and manipulated power and wealth of the ‘Glorious Empire’.
“This film, shot mostly covertly, shows the irony of a regime where 20 million people lived in poverty, some on the brink of starvation, while former dictator Kim II Sung built extravagant monuments to reflect his power. He fostered a grotesque personality cult, which his son and successor Kim Jong Il perpetuates. All around the capital, Pyongyang, an endless stream of propaganda glorifies the leaders. Monuments and museums pay homage to them, but they are strangely empty.”
