Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
By Madeleine Gavin. A production of Ideal Partners in association with 19340 Productions, XRM Media, the Random Good Foundation, and the Human Rights Foundation.
Season 25
Episode 7
They grew up believing their land was paradise. Now, they risk everything in escaping it. In an unforgettable documentary, follow families on a treacherous journey to defect from their homeland of North Korea, as the threat of severe punishment and possible execution looms over their passage, revealing a world many have never seen.
