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Documentaries like Under the Sun

Not everyone loves Under the Sun for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Under the Sun

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  1. You like everyday life that feels staged and surreal.

  2. You want to see how a regime scripts its own people.

  3. You're curious about a real family in North Korea.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Return2023

    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to see a persecution the news rarely shows.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin2025

    • you want to see how a regime scripts its own people
    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to see what Russian schools did after the invasion of Ukraine.

  • The Propaganda Game2015

    • everyday life that feels staged and surreal
    • you want to see how a regime scripts its own people
    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you're curious what a visitor is allowed to see in North Korea.

  • The Edge of Democracy2019

    • you want to see how a regime scripts its own people
    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you like watching who really holds power in a country fall apart in real time.

  • One Child Nation2019

    • you want to see how a regime scripts its own people
    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to hear the people who lived the policy, in their own words.

  • Cuba and the Cameraman2017

    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want ordinary Cuban lives filmed over more than forty years.

  • The Look of Silence2014

    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want real children from Calcutta's red light district telling their own lives.

  • Naqoyqatsi2002

    • everyday life that feels staged and surreal

    Good for you if you like the third Qatsi film's strange computer-made imagery.

  • Waiting for "Superman"2010

    • you want to see how a regime scripts its own people
    • you're curious about a real family in North Korea

    Good for you if you want to follow real families through a charter school lottery.

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