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Liberation Day

  • 2016
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Liberation Day (2016)
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 foreign 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.
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ALL ART IS PROPAGANDA. George Orwell ...AND ALL PROPAGANDA IS ART. LaibachALL ART IS PROPAGANDA. George Orwell ...AND ALL PROPAGANDA IS ART. LaibachALL ART IS PROPAGANDA. George Orwell ...AND ALL PROPAGANDA IS ART. Laibach

  • Directors
    • Ugis Olte
    • Morten Traavik
  • Writer
    • Morten Traavik
  • Stars
    • Laibach
    • Boris Benko
    • Tomaz Cubej
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    927
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    • Directors
      • Ugis Olte
      • Morten Traavik
    • Writer
      • Morten Traavik
    • Stars
      • Laibach
      • Boris Benko
      • Tomaz Cubej
    • 7User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Laibach
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    Boris Benko
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    Tomaz Cubej
    • Self
    Milan Fras
    • Self
    Janez Gabric
    • Self
    Tomislav Gangl
    • Self
    Matej Gobec
    • Self
    Primoz Hladnik
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    Luka Jamnik
    • Self
    Sun Kim
    • Self
    • (as Mary Sun Kim)
    Rok Lopatic
    • Self
    Gregor Musa
    • Self
    Ivan Novak
    • Self
    Saso Pusnik
    • Self
    Mina Spiler
    • Self
    Morten Traavik
    • Self
    Slavoj Zizek
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    • Directors
      • Ugis Olte
      • Morten Traavik
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      • Morten Traavik
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    • Connections
      Features The Flower Girl (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sound of Music
      Performed by Laibach
      Played at the start of this movie, when the goat tries to climb the church

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    6/10

    Hm...

    This is a great documentary on how awesome the director Morten Traavik is, occassionally Laibach and their groundbreaking show in North Korea are mentioned.
    • KaZenPhi
    • Aug 5, 2018
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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2017 (Latvia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Latvia
      • Norway
      • Slovenia
    • Official sites
      • Liberation Day film
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Storyville: When Rock Arrived in North Korea
    • Production companies
      • VFS Films
      • Traavik
      • Norsk Fjernsyn
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      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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