LIBERATION DAY
Latvia, Norway, Slovenia 2016 – Director: Uģis Olte, Morten Traavik – Original language: English, Korean – Subtitles: English – Length: 100 min.
An ironic “documentary musical.” In August 2015 the Slovenian avant-garde cult group, Laibach, travelled to the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang, on the 70th anniversary of the country’s liberation from Japanese occupation, where they played two concerts of cover songs from THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
Camera: Valdis Celmiņš, Sven-Erling Brusletto. Sound: Artis Dukaļskis, Ernests Ansons. Editing: Gatis Belogrudovs, Uģis Olte. Music: Laibach. Production: VFS Films, Traavik.Info und Mute Records, Norsk Fjernsyn, Staragar. Producer: Uldis Cekulis, Morten Traavik. International Sales: Dogwoof
