North Korea. The last communist country in the world. Unknown, hermetic and fascinating. Formerly known as “The Hermit Kingdom” for its attempts to remain isolated, North Korea is one of the largest sources of instability as regards world peace. It also has the most militarized border in the world, and the flow of impartial information, both going in and out, is practically non-existent. As the recent Sony-leaks has shown, it is the perfect setting for a propaganda war.
Having been granted special permission to film inside one of the most secretive countries in the wor...
Is it possible to have fun in Pyongyang? Can one be joyful in the Democratic People’s Republic of Ko...
In 2000, in the era of inter-Korean reconciliation, 63 non-converted prisoners were repatriated to t...
After 15 years of knowing Chosun people in Japan I met on Mt. Geumgang in 2002, I face the history o...
Under the loving but firm guidance of an old fan turned director and cultural diplomat, and to the s...
Documentary focuses on Sona, the daughter of the director’s brother who moved to North Korea from Ja...
A journey through several countries to find those who really know Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader,...
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they ris...
In 2003 Song Du-yul, a philosophy professor, decides to go back to his homeland after spending thirt...
What happens when a group of international artists travel to North Korea to create art like the regi...
YU Wooseong who had been working as a civil servant is on trial for espionage following his sibling’...
In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the ...
They speak the same language, share a similar culture and once belonged to a single nation. When the...
Combining a humorous and affectionate family portrait, a historical film and a search for identity, ...
About five years after her film, Hana, dul, sed ... (2009), filmmaker Brigitte Weich returns to Nort...