Film Review From Staffordshire KFA UK

 

I was able to watch the classic DPRK feature film "The Flower Girl" on DVD, which had English subtitles. This film was produced in 1972 and it is based on a play authored by Kim IL Sung during the revolutionary struggle of the 1930s. "The Flower Girl" is set in the time when Korea was a colony of the Japanese Empire, and explores the issues of class, nationality and gender. With her little sister Sun Hui, who was blinded by the wife of the Landlord, Kkotpun, the heroine of the film, goes out on the streets of the local town to sell flowers so as to get enough for medicine for her sick mother. The mother of Kkptpun toils relentlessly for the landlord and his wife, earning very little for long hours of labour. The film vividly depicts the misery of the years when the Korean people were under the yoke of Japanese colonialism and the feudal lords. Even away from the immediate setting of "The Flower Girl", of colonized Korea in the 1930s, that the messages of the film was how poverty and exploitation is a degrading reality for a vast number of people (even here in Britain, the increased use of foodbanks) in the world and the way to overcome oppression is to educate and organise, and overthrow the system. Towards the end of the film the peasants organise themselves to fight the landlords inspired by the example of Kkptpun's brother Chol Ryong, who has returned from fighting with the Korean Revolutionary Army. "The Flower Girl" was awarded by the highest prize at the 1972 Karlovy Vary International Film, Czechoslovakia

On the 78th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea-BGSJI and KFA UK

  BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA  

 email juche007@yahoo.co.uk

                     

                                      

     3rd  of September  2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea , the Korean Friendship Association of the UK(KFA UK )  and the UK Preparatory Committee to Celebrate the Foundation of the DPRK   issued a joint statement  to mark the  occasion of the 78th  anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) by the great leader President KIM IL SUNG:

On the 9th of September 1948, 78 years ago , the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , a Juche-orientated socialist state , was born.  The correctness of the Juche idea and of the leadership of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG , the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL and respected Marshal KIM JONG UN is proved by the durability of the DPRK 

  The foundation of the DPRK was the birth of a new state of Juche in the far east ! The DPRK was the first people's democracy in  Asia, a new kind of people's power. With the foundation of the DPRK the Korean people took power in their own hands.

    The DPRK inherited the proud traditions of the anti-Japanese revolutionary armed struggle led by the great leader President KIM IL SUNG. Indeed the anti-Japanese revolutionary armed struggle is the root of the DPRK.

                                                          

                                                                              

                                   

      The foundation of the DPRK was a powerful inspiration to the oppressed peoples  of the world ,groaning under imperialist oppression, in their struggle for independence and national liberation. It was also a great inspiration to the international proletariat advancing towards socialism .

    The DPRK under the wise leadership of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG fully completed the tasks of the anti-imperialist, anti- feudal democratic revolution in a short space of time and switched over to the socialist revolution proving the validity of the Juche-orientated theory on continuous revolution. The DPRK is not a replica of another country and pursues independent Juche-orientated policies. It is based firmly on the principles of independence, self-sufficiency and self-defence. As great generalissimo KIM JONG IL said "Our Republic is an independent socialist State that absolutely maintains its Juche character and thoroughly preserves its national identity in its development and activities.

  The Juche character and national identity are the independence and lifeline of a country, a nation and the masses of the people. The struggle of the masses for independence is waged with the country and nation as a unit, so the party, the government and the masses of each country should conduct the revolution and construction independently and creatively as masters."

   Indeed the DPRK is known by friend and foe as the most independent state in the world.

    Under the wise leadership of President KIM IL SUNG  the DPRK created a people-centred socialist system in which there is no exploitation and oppression .The improvement of the people's living standards is the supreme principle of state activity and this is underpinned by legalisation. The DPRK  introduced free medical care and free education. It abolished taxation in 1974. The DPRK is a people's paradise. As the great eternal leader President KIM IL SUNG  said

"Our people are now enjoying fully independent and creative lives in the embrace of the Republic, as masters of the state and society.

In our country all the people exercise their full rights to independence through their active participation in the political life of the state. They are adding lustre to their worthwhile lives through their creative struggle to achieve the high aim set by the Party, helping and leading each other forward, closely united on the basis of revolutionary constancy and comradeship. All the material and cultural needs, such as food, clothing, and housing, are met by the state, which also provides them with secure jobs according to their abilities. They are leading equally happy lives, receiving the benefits of free education, free medical care and so on from the state and society."

. Today the DPRK is marching ahead holding high the banner of Juche , the banner of self-reliance bravely defying the sanctions of the US-led imperialist hostile forces.

Long live the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the homeland of Juche!

BGSJI

KFA UK

On the Occasion of the 78th Founding Anniversary of the DPRK - For the People’s Wellbeing

September 9, 2026, marks the 78th founding anniversary of the Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea.

Since its founding, the government of the DPRK has consistently maintained the

people-first idea in state building and activities for nearly eight decades. Today, under the

wise leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, it is ushering in a new era of

rejuvenation where its people’s ideals come true.

During the term of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly alone, modern streets with tens

of thousands of flats were built in the capital city of Pyongyang, and many characteristic

dwelling houses in the rural areas across the country. All of them were provided to the

working people free of charge.

Through the dynamic implementation of the regional development policy in the new era,

modern regional-industry factories, livestock farms and large-scale greenhouse farms have

been built, bringing about eye-opening changes in the development of the regional economy and the people’s living standards.

Pyongyang General Hospital, Kangdong County Hospital and other modern healthcare

facilities have been inaugurated to contribute to the promotion of the people’s health. The

city of Samjiyon has been turned into an all-season mountain tourist town, and the Wonsan

Kalma Coastal Tourist Area built into a tourist destination on the coast of the East Sea of

Korea, unfolding a new phase of socialist civilization.

These entities conducive to promoting the people’s wellbeing are inconceivable apart

from the devoted efforts of Comrade Kim Jong Un who continues his field guidance tour,

regarding “The people are my god” as his motto.

Today the Korean people, full of confidence and optimism that a brighter future is in

store for them as long as they remain faithful to the leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un,

are stepping up their advance for the comprehensive development of socialism.

1. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un delivers a historic policy speech at the First

Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK in April 2019.

2. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un awards the leading officials the flag of the

headquarters of the construction of 50 000 flats in Pyongyang at the groundbreaking

ceremony for the construction of 10 000 flats in Pyongyang in March 2021.

                                        .3. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the construction site of 10 000 flats in the Songsin and Songhwa areas nearing completion in March 2022.

                                        4. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of                                             Songhwa Street and cuts the inauguration tape in April 2022.

                                               5. Songhwa Street

6. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the construction site of the

Pothong riverside terraced houses district in March 2021.

                                          7. The Pothong riverside terraced houses district

8. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of 10 000

flats in the first-stage section of the Hwasong area and cuts the inauguration tape in April

2023.

                                        9. 10 000 flats in the first-stage section of the Hwasong area

10. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the construction site of 10 000

flats in the second-stage section of the Hwasong area nearing completion in April 2024.

                                           11. Rimhung Street

12. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of Jonwi

Street in May 2024.

                                             13. Jonwi Street

14. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends in April 2025 the inauguration

ceremony of 10 000 flats in the third-stage section of the Hwasong area and meets the

working people and the elderly who would move into new flats.

                                         15. 10 000 flats in the third-stage section of the Hwasong area

 

16. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance over construction of

the fourth-stage section in the Hwasong area nearing completion in January 2026.

17. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends in February 2026 the inauguration

ceremony of 10 000 flats in the fourth-stage section of the Hwasong area and meets the

working people who received new houses.

                                          18. 10 000 flats in the fourth-stage section of the Hwasong area

19. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of

Saeppyol Street and cuts the inauguration tape in February 2026.

                                                 20. Saeppyol Street

                                          21. Some of apartment houses built in the Hwasong area

                                       22. Working people who received new houses in the Hwasong area

                                           23. Owners of new houses in the Hwasong area

24. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the construction sites in the city

of Samjiyon in October 2019.

25. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance in the city of Samjiyon

in November 2021.

                                          26. Samjiyon, an all-season mountain tourist resort

                                            27. A mountain gorge city in the Komdok area

                                    28. Some of dwelling houses newly-built in the rural areas throughout the country

29. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance in October 2019 at the

construction site of the Jungphyong Greenhouse Farm.

                                    30. Jungphyong Greenhouse Farm and North Hamgyong Provincial Tree Nursery

31. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Ryonpho

Greenhouse Farm in October 2022.

                                                 

                                          32. Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm and dwelling houses

33. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Kangdong

Greenhouse Complex in March 2024.

                                          34. Kangdong Combined Greenhouse Farm

35. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un guides on the spot the construction of the

Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm and the work for local development in September

2025.

36. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance in November 2025 at

the construction site of the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm nearing completion.

                                          37. Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm

38. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance at the newly-built

Kwangchon Chicken Farm in January 2024.

                                          39. Kwangchon Chicken Farm

40. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un acquaints himself with the production of dairy

products at the Samgwang Livestock Farm in February 2026.

                                           41. Samgwang Livestock Farm

                             42. Production of dairy products at the Samgwang Livestock Farm

43. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance at the regional-industry

factories in Kimhwa County in February 2024.

                                          44. Regional-industry factories in Kimhwa County               

45. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance over construction of

the regional-industry factories in Hamju County in September 2024.

                                         46. Regional-industry factories in Hamju County

47. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance over construction of

the regional-industry factories in Songchon County, South Phyongan Province, in

November 2024.

                                        48. Regional-industry factories in Songchon County

49. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance over construction of

the regional-industry factories in Jaeryong County, South Hwanghae Province, in November

2024.

50. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated regional-industry

factories in Jangyon County in December 2025.

                                           51. Regional-industry factories in Jangyon County

52. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un unveils the monument to the inauguration of

the regional-industry factories and leisure complex in Jongphyong County in December

2025.

53. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Jongphyong

County Leisure Complex in December 2025.

                                          54. Jongphyong County Leisure Complex

55. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Unsan Paper Mill

in South Phyongan Province in December 2025.

                                           56. Unsan Paper Mill

57. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Sinpho City

Offshore Farm in December 2024.

                                           58. Sinpho City Offshore Farm

                                          59. Scallop harvesting at the Sinpho City Offshore Farm

 60. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gives on-site guidance over construction of

the Ragwon County Offshore Farm in July 2025.

61. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Ragwon County

Offshore Farm in August 2025.

62. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visits in August 2025 the family of an

employee of the Ragwon County Offshore Farm that moved into a new house.

                           63. Ragwon County Offshore Farm and a modern housing district for its employees

64. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated regional-industry

factories in the city of Sinpho in December 2025.

65. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of the

regional-industry factories and leisure complex in Kangdong County for the Regional

Development 20×10 Policy and cuts the inauguration tape in December 2025.

66. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Kangdong

County Leisure Complex in December 2025.

                                            67. Transformed Kangdong area

68. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in February 2025 the completed

Pyongyang General Hospital.

                                            69. Pyongyang General Hospital

70. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in October 2025 Kangdong

County Hospital nearing completion.

70. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in October 2025 Kangdong

County Hospital nearing completion.

72. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in December 2025 several places 

of the inaugurated Kusong City Hospital.

                                            73. Kusong City Hospital

74. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of the

Yangdok Hot Spring Resort and cuts the inauguration tape in December 2019.

                                           75. Yangdok Hot Spring Resort

                                          76. Outdoor bath at the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort

                                           77. Indoor bath at the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort

78. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in December 2024 major service

facilities completed in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area.

79. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in June 2025 the inaugurated

Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area.

80. Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, a tourist destination on the coast of the East Sea

of Korea

                                            81. Chammae Hotel

                                 82. Bathing beach in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area

                                         83. Myongsasimni Water Park

                                        84. Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in the evening

85. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round in December 2025 the Ikal Hotel

newly built in the Samjiyon Tourist Resort.

                                            86. Ikal Hotel in the city of Samjiyon

                                      87. Spa bath at the Milyong Hotel in the city of Samjiyon

                                          88. Ski tour in the Samjiyon area

89. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looks round the inaugurated Onpho Working

People’s Holiday Camp in January 2026.

                                    90. Onpho Working People’s Holiday Camp