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Beyond Utopia( 2023)

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See a place few have ever seen.

Overview

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Barbara Demick

      Self

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      Kim Sung-eun

      Self

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      Lee Hyeon-seo

      Self

    4. cast image

      Lee So-yeon

      Self

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      Kim Jong-un

      Self (archive footage)

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      Kim Jong-il

      Self (archive footage)

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      Kim Il-sung

      Self (archive footage)

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      Kim Jong-nam

      Self (archive footage)

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      Jang Song-thaek

      Self (archive footage)

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      Ri Sol-ju

      Self (archive footage)

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      Douglas MacArthur

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jan 05 2024
    Ably stitched together using hand-held, mobile phone and other discreetly shot footage, this documentary tells of people desperate to flee the poverty and oppression they face living in North Korea. It principally follows one particular family who must travel, at great peril to themselves, their guides and "brokers" across the Yalu river into China before continuing through Vietnam, Laos and hopefully across the Mekong into the safety of Thailand. Along the way, though, we are also introduced to other people with equally horrendous stories to tell of family stuck in a nation where malnutrition ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    6800.00

    Keywords

    • refugee
    • pastor
    • geopolitics
    • political documentary
    • underground movement
    • north korean defector
    • north korea