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So I've been trying to befriend this Chinese immigrant and he recently sent me a link to a Bilibili upload of this film. It immediately stank of anti-DPRK propaganda to me, and that stench just grew stronger and stronger the more I looked into its production and background and response. So I voiced some concerns to this new friend of mine that this film might not be a sincere or accurate depiction of North Korea. But my friend insists that it is a good and accurate documentary.

So I dunno, should I trust my friend and watch more than just the first five minutes? Or do you have any specific points that I should bring up to make my friend understand that this film is basically just mind-numbing garbage?

Edit: I watched the film just now. It's fine, it's got some of the standard trappings of anti-DPRK propaganda, but if you're aware of the tricks all you're really left with is some nice footage of the country interspersed with a few pathetic attempts to spin it as a Bad thing.