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Liberation Day

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Norwegian artist Morten Traavik presents North Korea's first rock concert in 2015 and is joined onstage by Slovenian cult band Laibach.

Critics Reviews

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 10/26/2017
There's a subtly meaningful power to what the film actually does: witnessing the awkwardness that ensues when the creatively free try to communicate with people who lack the context to understand unfettered expression. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 10/18/2017
There's even too little of Laibach's music, which in this performance is, by necessity, somewhat restrained. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 10/18/2017
[Its] withholding, intended to maintain Laibach's mystique, contravenes the ostensible documentary function of the movie. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 09/02/2020
An immensely engaging, smoothly edited (with clear music-video influences) and highly polished account of an event that became historical simply due to the fact that it took place. Go to Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International 10/18/2017
If you like weirdness for weirdness's sake, you will appreciate all these colorful, unlikely efforts to exhibit East meeting West. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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02/21/2018 Very explicit but very important message on the sex culture we are dealing with today. See more 11/21/2017 If you are going to see one film about a Slovenian rock band that travels to North Korea to perform a public concert this year, make it this one. We weren't sure what to expect when our podcast screened this film on the festival circuit. It's a very amusing movie for being in such a dire location. See more 03/10/2017 "Seems like people are much happier there" See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Morten Traavik

Director

Ugis Olte

Director

Boris Benko

Self

Milan Fras

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Morten Traavik

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Janez Gabric

Self

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Movie Info

Synopsis Norwegian artist Morten Traavik presents North Korea's first rock concert in 2015 and is joined onstage by Slovenian cult band Laibach.
Director
Morten Traavik, Ugis Olte
Producer
Uldis Cekulis
Screenwriter
Morten Traavik
Production Co
VFS Films, Traavik
Genre
Documentary, Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2018
Runtime
1h 40m