Summary
The first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea, this stylish, deeply moving documentary is centered around astonishing interviews with survivors of North Korea's vast and largely hidden prison camps, and interspersed with archival footage of North Korean propoganda films and original art performances.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 52Audiences 69GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer60%
Metascore44
User score7.0
Audience score69%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −21 min on the typical 96
typical 9675Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2009
January 18, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
KoreanMade in
France
South Korea- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- N.C. Heikin Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 9
- Mike Figgis Executive Producer
- James Egan Executive Producer
- Young Sun Cho Producer
- Robert Pepin Producer
- David Novack Producer
- Su Kim Co-Producer
Editing · 2
- Peterson Almeida Editor
- Mary Lampson Editor
Sound · 2
- Michael Gordon Music
- Patrick Donahue Sound Mixer
Visual Effects · 1
- Wilhelm Ogterop Animation
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