5 Films & TV Shows Set In North Korea (DPRK) During The 2010s

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  Ashfall

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 2010s

  Only one chance to save the nation. — A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

  Released in 2019 • 128 minutes
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  Under the Sun

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) The 2010s

  Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.

  Released in 2016 • 106 minutes
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  The Interview

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) Virginia 🇨🇳 China 🇰🇷 South Korea The 2010s

  The Film Hackers Tried To Get Banned — Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

  Released in 2014 • 112 minutes
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  Olympus Has Fallen

  District of Columbia Maryland 🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) The 2010s

  When our flag falls our nation will rise. — When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

  Released in 2013 • 120 minutes
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  Salt

  New York District of Columbia 🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 2010s

  Who is Salt? — As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

  Released in 2010 • 100 minutes