George W. Bush - Portrait After John Kennedy

Mohammad Atta

 Documentary Movie Staring Kim Jong Il -  "A State of Mind"

Here's a fascinating documentary movie made in North Korea by British filmmaker Daniel Gordon who was given unusual access in making this fair-minded film that profiles this hermetically sealed nation and by proxy, its enigmatic leader, Kim Jong Il.

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 involving thousands of performers.

As of mid-October 2005, this movie has not yet released on DVD.  It has recently been playing in LA area theaters.  We will let you know when it has been released or pre-order the DVD at NetFlix.