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Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia

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20237.71h 56m

Overview

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

Directed by Madeleine Gavin
Written by Madeleine Gavin
Produced by Jana Edelbaum, Sue Mi Terry, Rachel Cohen
Box Office0Revenue: $7K

Top Cast

B

Barbara Demick

Self

K

Kim Sung-eun

Self

L

Lee Hyeon-seo

Self

L

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)

Themes & Keywords

refugeepastorbased on true storygeopoliticspolitical documentaryunderground movementnorth korean defectornorth korea

About Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia is a documentary, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of refugee, pastor, based on true story, geopolitics, political documentary, underground movement. Directed by Madeleine Gavin, it stars Barbara Demick, Kim Sung-eun, Lee Hyeon-seo. 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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