Life of Teens in Pyongyang

Docudrama Movie about the life of Teens growing up in Pyongyang, North Korea.
The movie tells the story of an 18-year-old girl, Lee Jeong-ah, who takes care of her three orphaned siblings. Eunjeong's aunt was taking care of the children left behind after her younger brother passed away, but she was having a hard time because she was far from home. Eun-seok, the eldest of the siblings, is serving in the military but is unaware of the news of his mother's death. Following Chairman Kim Jong-un's words, Ri Jeong-ah remembers Eun-seok serving on the front lines and decides to become a mother to the siblings she left behind. Eun-jeong is not happy with Lee Jeong-ah. However, thanks to Jeong-ah's efforts, Eun-jeong gradually opens her heart. In this process, various characters, including Jeong-ah's friend Seung-hee, the carpenter, and the neighbors, work hard for the siblings. Lee Jeong-ah's efforts become known nationwide. Lee Jeong-ah's story was selected as a presentation example at the National Youth Pioneer Competition and was praised.
At the end of the movie, it has a happy ending, with Lee Jeong-ah earning the title ‘Daughter of the Labor Party and Virgin Mother.’ ‘The Story of Our Home’ is based on the true story of Jang Jeong-hwa, who raised seven orphans at the age of 18 and is called a ‘virgin mother.’ Jang Jeong-hwa's story first became known through an article in the Rodong Sinmun on May 15, 2015. In 2016, he was introduced as a ‘pioneering savior’ at the 7th National Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea and became a new hero in the Kim Jong-un regime. 2016, when the film was produced, was a historic year in which the 7th Party Congress was held in North Korea 36 years after the 6th Party Congress in 1980. Therefore, developments and scenes that emphasize the policies of the Kim Jong-un regime appear here and there in the movie.

[@duckycash42]

The good thing about North Korean movies is that you feel like you're living in the 1960s or 1970s with the quality of the images and the way the actors behave in front of the camera.

[@marikschwarzmantel535]

Thats because they stuck in this year...kinda

[@anlhakanyarc4850]

Whenever communism comes to a country, that country gets stuck in that year.

[@AlexandreRhodes]

Nah it's more like living in our (Vietnam) late 80s + 90s while working in the 70s

[@james7286]

Actually the image is pretty good nowadays in normal channel, it's just that the main streaming service for KCNA, which is "KCNAwatch" streams in low quality, the other ones for some reason have been banned from the Internet

[@kevintong4418]

@@AlexandreRhodes 一个与世隔绝的国家

[@Swicce]

“Yea I love K-Drama too”

[@deez8202]

you know this is pretty luxurious for teens that live in pyongyang it's almost like it's a drama for the elite of pyongyang btw they have opened a new pub sumida

[@devdr8983]

sure this is privileged for the privileged and the rest is starving right?

[@milangielen]

It’s the same in America. The teenagers in tv shows also all live in big mansions…

[@deez8202]

@ but do said regular americans live in rundown kruchowkas that cannot or are barely able to pump up running water up to the highest floor in the apartment block? Or live in rundown shacks without any electricity, heat and ofcourse running water? Lol no.

[@Ecotechnologist]

@deez8202 Have Americans been under a 70 year blockade, after surviving a foreign occupation, slavery conditions, and a genocide? Get real buddy

[@AYAKATTA]

Now I 100% study Korean only with the content of this channel. And I don't think I'm getting back to study the South version of this language.

[@weeliano]

The lead actresses are naturally good looking. They have very little make-up on. Watching this is truly wild and at the same time nostalgic. Looks like I am looking at something from the 80s. They are so cut off from the outside world that their fashion has remained frozen in time.

[@omerd5147]

So true. Excellent observation!

[@shanghai2025]

拍摄的手法、镜头的运用、剪辑的方式都是很好👍👍，现在北韩的电影水准真不错！

[@AlyphRat]

Despite the title, this movie is actually set in Kaesong

[@omerd5147]

Thank you for the clarification

[@V3ryan]

Someone else: Hey, what are you watching? Me: Nothing, just a North Korean drama.

[@궁금해라]

검색해보니 2016년에 나온 거네요. 제목은 "우리집 이야기". 남한에도 소개된 적이 있어서 북한 자료센터에서 볼 수 있대요. 그런데 영화 배경이 언제인지는 안 나옴. 2000년대보다 과거를 배경으로 한 영화같은데 과거나 지금이나 북한이 어떻게 달라졌는지 알 수가 없으니..😂 그런데 이 영화 평양이 아닌 강선이라는 지역을 배경으로 한다고 합니다. 평양이라기엔 대중교통도 없고 많이 후지긴 하네요.

[@im_cart8656]

thanks for the info. i would of believed this idealistic 50s aesthetic though but they have laptops in the classroom so it can't be dated too far in the past.

[@S0m_brA-d9i]

Completely free country with so much freedom

[@PNRen]

When Kim Jong-un ran for Marshall he promised his voters, "You'll have so much freedom, you'll be tired of freedom! Marshall Kim please, please, it's too much freedom! We can't take it anymore!"

[@rustyshackleford4801]

Almost as free as Americans

[@BloodyFMess]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mancada100]

1:24:30 DANG! They burned the rice! Now the whole family will starve to death...

[@tinsica]

Does this depict 2024 or is it a rerun from the 1960's.

[@Sara88890]

A mother writes a book called "Propaganda" for her family. Ah so sweet.

[@rickyd-lux9067]

3:02 She just casually kicked the dog, like a John Wick villain.

[@pedrob3953]

It seems they do have dogs in North Korea. And common enough they put it in a movie for a North Korean audience.

[@Sara88890]

When your government feels nothing for the average human, I'm not surprised that animals are treated poorly. Anything to have control over another, like a poor dog.

[@RyanMacWee]

Don’t worry, she’ll eat it later

[@omerd5147]

​@@RyanMacWeehahaaa 😂😂

[@omerd5147]

@@Sara88890 Sad, but true...

[@rockoorbe2002]

Sumnida! Another episode of Pyongyang 90210!

[@nbaoldgirl]

😭😭😭😭

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

This quite Amusing. Absolutely every single living soul in the DPRK with the exception of Kim himself, his daughter, his wife and his sister live in constant Fear and Terror of being led away at any time of day or night. Never to be seen again.

[@salamchingg8297]

Blah blah blah almost every teen in US live in constant fear of being shot at in school...

[@devdr8983]

oh Americans

[@phillippe.cai.]

@@devdr8983. Сейчас солдаты из кндр в Украине удобряют землю🤣

[@prototype21]

Look at the opening first second, zero cars on the road, what a lovely city, no traffic jams!

[@hinskwok5385]

New type of K drama, I think this movie is better than squid game not kidding.

[@HikikomoriDev]

Who needs Netflix when you can watch this!

[@Kamil_Jumpen]

Can someone translate this and add subtitles?

[@TerrorSyxke]

true

[@phillippe.cai.]

Я могу. Но только там будет идти речь о том как девочка хочет дилдо, а учитель кочет 69🤣. Там будет разговоры о толстяка Ким Чен ыне и как все его не навидят😂😂😂.

[@ChicopeeRadio_2009]

You can using KZbin’s built in closed captioning if it doesn’t appear as English in auto translate then give it a while and KZbin should render it to have English subtitles

[@viethoangtruong54]

@@phillippe.cai. Dude, you are from Ukraine, I am pretty sure the people of North Korea have even a better life than you and your banana republic of a nation could even hope to have ever again.

[@arnon85]

@@ChicopeeRadio_2009 autogenerated subtitles translated to english are very bad

[@MillywiggZ]

Is this part of the North Korean cinematic universe? I saw those factory guys early on there.

[@georgemiller151]

“Life of teens in Pyongyang”? No, it’s the state’s propaganda presentation of an imaginary life, where people have enough food, clothes, and are happy.

[@Duv_007]

13:09 puma?

[@Manoskmr]

03:34 north korean tv trying to act modern with the weather ticker 😂

[@bearchan3181]

Could have been propaganda ticker

[@mrunknown7714]

Why is the NK television quality as that of the 80s and 90s?

[@DerekGray2.0]

That was unnecessary 3:02

[@ioioio13]

I wish these had English subtitles

[@kevintong4418]

事实上，youtube可以翻译成中文，但这中文我看不懂。

[@ioioio13]

@ Yes, some videos can be autotranslated but this does not appear to be one of them. Thanks anyways Kevin.

[@balbutie]

@@ioioio13 I'm watching with English auto-translate right now. When I click the settings wheel, I can choose to translate from Korean to English. I'm not sure if this is because I have KZbin Premium or if it's because you didn't check the settings option. hope it helps. from Canada

[@ioioio13]

@ I pay for premium too, must have just been taking a little while to do its magic. Thanks for the update.

[@Athril]

13:20 Those kids are just casually consuming what looks to be about 1-1,5 kg of food each. North koreans eat well, it seems.

[@Pharoset]

"Why can't I use coincidence and my net? (21 sec.)" So much for the translation.

[@bennnFR]

I would like to know how it feels like as a Korean to watch a movie like this

[@phillippe.cai.]

Ни каково. У них нет телевизоров и света и им не когда, они работают в поле 24/7

[@Amharizz]

North Korea 🇰🇵 Sumnida 🙇

[@jhonnzc]

감사합니다

[@sansan2591]

😂😂😂

[@abbrag1]

Eng sub please

[@superstraight8402]

What's that oldest daughter's deal? She's always pissy...I can't figure out what the problem is

[@Welcometothesunnyside1989]

This is good I like it

[@Mancada100]

1:25:30 "I have bad news; We will have to halve the rations AGAIN! You pick the list of the ones who will have to starve to death"

[@千石亜由美]

コレに日本語のテロップがあればいいんじゃね？

[@kevintong4418]

有谁能告诉我这部电影的大概内容？

[@salamchingg8297]

It's about a family of orphans... As per law, they have to live in an orphanage...but the eldest sister doesn't want her siblings to separate...also, she doesn't want pity... The main lead turns up to take care of the family and her hardwork ensures that the children don't have to live in an orphanage...

[@akumazakazaki9510]

So this is the "squid game" show that everybody is talking about.

[@Aetnaboy73]

I'm thinking of opening an American Pub and dance floor soon. Come visit our country for your vacation. I promise you'll have loads of fun!! Guaranteed.😇

[@BloodyFMess]

😅😅😅😅😅🎉😂😂😂

[@phillippe.cai.]

7:55 это лоска, она зелёная, а это белое это мел. 🤣 Поздравляю вас сегодня среда🤣🤣🤣

[@HolderFam]

reading the subtitles this is more bizarre than i could imagine haha.... Knots Landing has nothing on the drama in NK.

[@tonight7559]

someone put eng subtitles

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

Cold dogs become hot dogs sumnida

[@Comment4fun]

I love k drama

[@arnon85]

please someone translate this to english

[@im_cart8656]

i wonder if a movie with such interfamilial issues was considered edgy when they pitched the idea

[@deshawn53988]

That trash kick a dog?? They eat it after?

[@vengadeshkannavathy7225]

1:22:13 Lada car.

[@deez8202]

Kim jong Il would be so ashamed of his son for making such bad camera work smh

[@Mancada100]

Where is the K Pop dance?

[@WalletDrainer]

what is the trama of this movie??? id ont understand nothing...seems like the daylife of an albanian teen in 80s in communist era

[@rolmaguiland21]

Subtitles pl🎉🎉🎉

[@ElitaStraufane]

00:49 - little kids turn into zombies.

[@im_cart8656]

man they have really latched on to that late 50s communistic aesthetic

[@didodider]

good sumnida

[@TSMRaccount]

이뿌다.....

[@phillippe.cai.]

Виталий Манский снял фильм "солнце нации" - это лучший фильм о северной кореи и её диктатуре!!!!

[@przemko7298]

śliczne, pracowite, posłuszne Koreanki. idealne żony.

[@phillippe.cai.]

Нет. У них не глубокие дырки. И ещё волос ровный в тех местах, и кожа в зоне бикини имеет серый оттенок🤢

[@xiepeter3437]

終於沒有人整形了，太讚了。自然就是美

[@DELACREMEDELAthegod]

K drama who? 😬

[@karlhoffmann9847]

Polite and educated students.

[@TonyEsposito-It]

POOR DOG

[@rickyd-lux9067]

34:29 Did he say penis?

[@mtscldstankie4048]

Best dorama ever made.

[@a3103-j7g]

in the next episode we will have a look at the life of 250 000 raped teenagers in the uk.

[@MattTheTekie_YT]

Kim badges for all!

[@marceloquiroga8877]

es propagando del regimen.

[@NMAforever]

Do they smoke pot??? 😂😂😂😂

[@mtscldstankie4048]

5:33 handsome 🥵

[@leecexio1188]

蘇聯加盟店😂

[@colezee7640]

Bot comments lol

[@Aquint3x]

Wdym North Korea is the best

[@colezee7640]

@Aquint3x liangelo ball is the best ball brother

[@Aquint3x]

@@colezee7640 what

[@colezee7640]

@@Aquint3x liangelo

[@kotleta4634]

Старые фильмы КНДР были намного интереснее в плане пропаганды "социализма", и в плане "кинематографа".

[@아기석열]

한국60년대 같네요😂 김정은 돼지한명을 위해 수천만명이 사육당하는 현실이 불쌍합니다