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Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia

See a place few have ever seen.

23 October 2023 7.7EN116 min
History
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
Box Office: $6,800
geopoliticsunderground movementrefugeepolitical documentarynorth korean defectorpastornorth korea

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Viewer Opinions

Nicole Brown
A must-watch, no question about it. No doubt about it. A film that earns its place among the best.
CinemaSerf
It principally follows one particular family who must travel, at great peril to themselves, their guides and "brokers" across the Yalu river into China before continuing through Vietnam, Laos and hopefully across the Mekong into the safety of Thailand. You must regularly dust your obligatorily hung photos of the "Dear Leader" else you're in for a severe beating... There's a strong testament to the perseverance and resilience of the travellers - young and old - as they struggle with the fear and the jungle to make good their escape.
Nicole Brown
For a 2023 release, this is pretty solid. Without question.

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CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967
★★★★☆ 7.0
There's a strong testament to the perseverance and resilience of the travellers - young and old - as they struggle with the fear and the jungle to make good their escape. You must regularly dust your obligatorily hung photos of the "Dear Leader" else you're in for a severe beating... Indeed, for much of this film of all that's dystopian about life there, you could be forgiven for thinking it was all a figment in the mind of some fiction writer - except, I doubt they could make it up! …
5 January 2024VerifiedUser Review
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