Beyond Utopia

Directed by Madeleine Gavin
PG-13
2023    1h 55mDocumentary, Biography,
7.9100%99%
Rent for $3.99
The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.

Cast of Beyond Utopia

  • 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
  • Jana EdelbaumProducer
  • Rachel CohenProducer
  • Sue Mi TerryProducer

Beyond Utopia Ratings & Reviews

  • 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 SFebruary 12, 2025
    👍👍 9/10

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