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(1/11) A thread on North Korea's year-in-review documentary film on Kim Jong Un, airing on KCTV daily since Feb. 1
Called "The Year 2020 of Exhaustive Efforts for the People (위민헌신의 2020년), it depicts a busy Kim despite his historically low number of public appearances
Called "The Year 2020 of Exhaustive Efforts for the People (위민헌신의 2020년), it depicts a busy Kim despite his historically low number of public appearances
(2/11)
-It focused on all his politburo, military and other meetings, showing the dates (very busy)
-Lots of focus on typhoons and reconstruction (long list of all the hourly weather briefings Kim was getting for typhoons 8, 9, and 10)
(note: taking off masks at train entrance)
-It focused on all his politburo, military and other meetings, showing the dates (very busy)
-Lots of focus on typhoons and reconstruction (long list of all the hourly weather briefings Kim was getting for typhoons 8, 9, and 10)
(note: taking off masks at train entrance)
(3/11)
-Bit on COVID measures, Politburos on Kaesong lockdown etc, but not too much about daily life prevention efforts
-However, a very interesting revelation: shows a daily Cabinet briefing provided to KJU from Jan 23, then shows rows of these document covers in Jan-Feb
-Bit on COVID measures, Politburos on Kaesong lockdown etc, but not too much about daily life prevention efforts
-However, a very interesting revelation: shows a daily Cabinet briefing provided to KJU from Jan 23, then shows rows of these document covers in Jan-Feb
(4/11)
It's pushing that Kim was attentive from the start of the crisis, maybe to counter any sentiment that Kim was MIA in 2020.
Sample of the docs:
-Jan21 issues re: COVID "occurring in China"
-Jan26 on how to deal with people who come in contact with Chinese
It's pushing that Kim was attentive from the start of the crisis, maybe to counter any sentiment that Kim was MIA in 2020.
Sample of the docs:
-Jan21 issues re: COVID "occurring in China"
-Jan26 on how to deal with people who come in contact with Chinese
(5/11) More on Cabinet docs to KJU
-Jan29 policy on foreigners entering
-Mar7 on extending students' winter break
Unfortunately these weren't shown for the whole year, and no way to determine if these were real papers being given to Kim on those actual dates, but they line up
-Jan29 policy on foreigners entering
-Mar7 on extending students' winter break
Unfortunately these weren't shown for the whole year, and no way to determine if these were real papers being given to Kim on those actual dates, but they line up
(6/11) Moving on
-Footage of Kim’s few on-site inspections were all shown before on KCTV except maybe a few new angles here and there.
-Goes through the main storylines of 2020, like him mobilizing elite Pyongyang party members for reconstruction, and ordering the 80-day battle
-Footage of Kim’s few on-site inspections were all shown before on KCTV except maybe a few new angles here and there.
-Goes through the main storylines of 2020, like him mobilizing elite Pyongyang party members for reconstruction, and ordering the 80-day battle
(7/11)
-Big projects were Sunchon Fertilizer Factory (which I'm still not convinced is even up and running. Maybe a few new shots of the place here), Pyongyang General Hospital. Random chicken farm
-Big projects were Sunchon Fertilizer Factory (which I'm still not convinced is even up and running. Maybe a few new shots of the place here), Pyongyang General Hospital. Random chicken farm
(8/11)
-Shows off the mysterious Sunchon Chemical Complex rebuilding. State media usually omits the name and doesn't show much, calling it the "construction site of the project for establishing the C1 chemical industry." It's a big deal for self-reliant economy, but not done yet
-Shows off the mysterious Sunchon Chemical Complex rebuilding. State media usually omits the name and doesn't show much, calling it the "construction site of the project for establishing the C1 chemical industry." It's a big deal for self-reliant economy, but not done yet
(9/11)
-ONLY 2 minutes spent on 2020's springtime military drills and missile tests. Mentions “enemies” once but nothing special, just stuff about strong military, no video or new images. More time was spent on how the army is helping reconstruction
-ONLY 2 minutes spent on 2020's springtime military drills and missile tests. Mentions “enemies” once but nothing special, just stuff about strong military, no video or new images. More time was spent on how the army is helping reconstruction
(10/11)
-Brief retelling of the Oct 10 military parade, starting with Kim’s speech and everyone crying, and same language used before re: the Hwasong-16 reveal
-Towards end briefly shows the Party Congress
-Jan 14 military parade shows only soldiers and no weapons
-Brief retelling of the Oct 10 military parade, starting with Kim’s speech and everyone crying, and same language used before re: the Hwasong-16 reveal
-Towards end briefly shows the Party Congress
-Jan 14 military parade shows only soldiers and no weapons
(11/ )
-Overall message is to show how many challenges there were “in an especially difficult year”
-Ends by touting the few completed construction projects (new youth theaters, fragrance factory, waterways, reconstructed homes), fighting covid, strong country, trust in KJU, etc.
-Overall message is to show how many challenges there were “in an especially difficult year”
-Ends by touting the few completed construction projects (new youth theaters, fragrance factory, waterways, reconstructed homes), fighting covid, strong country, trust in KJU, etc.
