North Korean Cinema: Past and Present

The article is devoted to the history and artistic features of the cinema of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). This topic’s relevance is based not only on the strengthening of relations between our countries, but also on the insufficient research of this matter. The novelty of the study lies in the systematic presentation of the key stages of North Korean cinema from its inception in 1949 to the present. The author identifies its main genres and their characteristic features.