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China is expelling record numbers of North Korean defectors, instilling fear and desperation in this vulnerable community. In October 2023, 600 North Koreans were forcibly deported in the largest repatriation in years. Human rights groups say the defectors, who North Korea calls “traitors” and “criminals”, have disappeared since their return, and warn they may face imprisonment, torture, sexual v…

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Escape from North Korea

North Korea | 2007

So many people have defected from North Korea that the government is now building a wall along the Chinese border. This exclusive report follows one family's dangerous exodus.

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The Great Escape

North Korea | 2003

Up to 300,000 North Koreans may have fled to China, only to find their poverty and persecution continues. Secret filming reveals the plight of these refugees as they then try to flee to the West.

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The Juche Era

North Korea | 2003

Just what does make North Korea tick? In every sense the country and its people still see themselves at war. Isolated and ostracised for decades, everything in this quirky place is choreographed to display maximum unity and strength. Produced by Bulgarian TV this unseen film manages to travel throughout the country. It provides an enthralling and unique behind the scenes view of a country which…

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Living Hell

North Korea | 2001

We follow one North Korean family who have escaped from a labour camp and are desperately trying to be re-united with their children. They tell of appalling beatings at the hands of guards and of the starvation that drove them to abandon their children in China. A harrowing depiction of life in North Korea from the award winning filmmaker of Shadows and Whispers.

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The Juche Era

North Korea | 2003

Living Hell

North Korea | 2001