Kim Jong-il Part 2: Time to Make a Movie…
Real Dictators
Kim Jong Il: The Propaganda Maestro
Kim Il-sung is three decades into his reign as the great leader of North Korea. Kim Jr heads up the country's propaganda machine. He spent years building a cult of personality around his father, harnessing power of art to imbue him with mythical transcendental power. But behind the scenes, the leader's health is ailing. Thoughts turn to succession. If this is to be a dynasty, it needs to survive the transition from one generation to another.
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