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North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State
3.0 / 10• 2013• 48m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrasting ox-drawn farms to the glittering life of the elite in Pyongyang. The starving children on the streets are of artificial food shortages engendered by corruption. See how USBs, cell phones and DVDs from the South are transforming North Koreans' views of their world.
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. the director's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
