Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia

See a place few have ever seen.

2023•1h 56m•7.7/10

DocumentaryHistory

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7.7/10(60)

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

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Production

Ideal Partners, XRM Media, RandomGood Foundation, Human Rights Foundation, 19340 Productions, The deNovo Initiative

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Barbara Demick

Self

Kim Sung-eun

Self

Lee Hyeon-seo

Self

Lee So-yeon

Self

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il

Self (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-nam

Self (archive footage)

Jang Song-thaek

Jang Song-thaek

Self (archive footage)

Ri Sol-ju

Ri Sol-ju

Self (archive footage)

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

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