▁Sky ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁North ▁Korean ▁film . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Ph yo ▁K w ang ▁and ▁Kim ▁Hy on - ch ol , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁true ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁mar athon ▁champion ▁who ▁dev otes ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁car ing ▁for ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁no ▁res ho ots ▁were ▁required ▁prior ▁to ▁appro val ▁for ▁release . ▁It ▁officially ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁on ▁television ▁prior ▁to ▁a ▁general ▁release ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁The ▁K ites ▁F lying ▁in ▁the ▁Sky ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁North ▁Korean ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Py ong y ang ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁special ▁screen ing . ▁Despite ▁local ▁success , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁poor ly ▁received ▁by ▁foreign ▁view ers , ▁who ▁dismiss ed ▁it ▁as ▁" s y ru py ▁and ▁propag and istic ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁films ▁Category : K ore an - language ▁films ▁Category : N orth ▁Korean ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁or ph ans <0x0A> </s> ▁Bel arus ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Junior ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" V ols he bst vo ▁( Mag ic )" ▁written ▁by ▁V