The Mysterious City Explained

The Mysterious City
Director:	Norodom Sihanouk
Runtime:	88 minutes^[1]
Country:	Cambodia North Korea^[2]
Language:	Korean

The Mysterious City is a 1988 Cambodian-North Korean film directed by Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia.^[1] The film tells the story of a Cambodian archaeologist setting out to find a mysterious temple discovered by a woodcutter within the Dângrêk Mountains.^[1]

It is Sihanouk's first among four films to be shot in North Korea.^[3]

Cast

• Kim Weun as Prince Indra-Putra,^[4] an archaeologist^[1]
• Sin Myeung-ouk as Lieutenant Rithy^{[5] [1]}
• Jang Seun-hi as Queen Shiva-Putri^[6]
• Yu Won-joun as General Brahma-Sena^[7]
• Hwang Hak-youn as Sok,^[8] a woodcutter^[1]

Production

Filming began in May 1988 and ended in June the same year.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Mysterious City. Bophana. Centre Bophana. 5 May 2020.
2. Web site: The Mysterious City (1988). MUBI. 5 May 2020.
3. Web site: Norodom Sihanouk Archival Collection. Monash University. 5 May 2020.
4. Web site: Weun Kim. KinoPoisk. 5 May 2020.
5. Web site: Myeung-ouk Sin. KinoPoisk. 5 May 2020.
6. Web site: Seun-hi Jang. KinoPoisk. 5 May 2020.
7. Web site: Won-joun Yu. KinoPoisk. 5 May 2020.
8. Web site: Hak-youn Hwang. KinoPoisk. 5 May 2020.