My Korean Films Photos: In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, performers wait to film a show at a period film set in Pyongyang, North Korea. An international film festival opens Thursday, Sept. 20 in the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival is the only time North Koreans get to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen. Photo: Ng Han Guan

Thursday, November 21, 2013

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, performers wait to film a show at a period film set in Pyongyang, North Korea. An international film festival opens Thursday, Sept. 20 in the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival is the only time North Koreans get to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen. Photo: Ng Han Guan

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, performers wait to film a show at a period film set in Pyongyang, North Korea. An international film festival opens Thursday, Sept. 20 in the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival is the only time North Koreans get to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen. Photo: Ng Han Guan