| The Taehongdang Party Secretary | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 대홍단책임비서 |
| Created by | 전영선[1] |
| Written by | 리춘구 (Ri Chung-gu), 리덕윤, 오현락[1] |
| Directed by | 박정수, 김춘송, 리주호, 렴성국[2][1] |
| Starring | Om Kil Song, Yu Kyeong Ae, Choe Ung-chol[2] (replaced by Pak Jong-taek in the 2024 re-release) |
| Country of origin | North Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Korean Art Film Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Central Television |
| Release | 1997 – 2001 |
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The Taehongdang Party Secretary (Korean: 대홍단책임비서) is a six-part North Korean series, sometimes considered a film, which first ran from 1997 to 2001. Set during the North Korean famine of the 1990s, it is based on the real implementation of a potato farming project in Taehongdan County. The movie sought to portray potato farming as an inspiring act, part of an effort to increase the consumption of potatoes during a nationwide rice shortage.
In the movie, one lead character, played by Choe Ung-chol, initially refuses to lead a work group during freezing weather. However, his wife, daughter of the local party secretary, sets up a work group herself, and Choe's character is shamed into taking on his leadership role. Following the lead actor falling out of favour in the 2010s, the show was digitally edited to replace him with a new actor for a 2024 re-release.