PG-13
2023    1h 55mDocumentary, Biography
7.9100%99%7.7
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The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.
Directed by Madeleine Gavin
  • Barbara DemickSelf
  • Kim Sung-eunSelf
  • Lee Hyeon-seoSelf
  • Lee So-yeonSelf
  • Kim Jong-unSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-ilSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Il-sungSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-namSelf (archive footage)
  • Jang Song-thaekSelf (archive footage)
  • Ri Sol-juSelf (archive footage)
  • Douglas MacArthurSelf (archive footage)
  • Madeleine GavinDirector / Writer / Second Unit Director Of Photography / Archival Footage Research
  • Geralyn White DreyfousExecutive Producer
  • Jana EdelbaumProducer
  • Rachel CohenProducer
  • Sue Mi TerryProducer
  • Nina FialkowExecutive Producer
  • David FialkowExecutive Producer
  • Sue TurleyExecutive Producer
  • Michael Y. ChowExecutive Producer
  • C. Scott Brown
    C. Scott BrownOctober 20, 2026
    Very interesting and moving. I wish there was more about life in NK rather than people escaping NK, but what is here is fascinating.
  • Kevin Ward
    Kevin WardJuly 3, 2025
    Indescribably good.  Please watch this if you get a chance. Made up of mostly cell phone footage of North Korean defectors making the harrowing journey through China, Laos, Vietnam, etc in hopes of reaching safety.  Any misstep very likely results in death. Informative, captivating, bittersweet, heartbreaking. One of the most moving documentaries I have ever seen. Might be my favorite from Sundance 2023
  • Tyler S
    Tyler SFebruary 12, 2025
    👍👍 9/10

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