Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.
Daniel Gordon
as Narrator
Hyon Sun Pak
as herself
Song Yun Kim
as Herself
Kim Jong-il
as Himself (archive footage)
Kim Jong-ho
as Himself - Mass Games Organizer
Hyon Sun Pak
as Herself - Gymnast
Song Yun Kim
as Herself - Gymnast