Documentary ·History · United States of America · 2023 · 1h 56m

Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia poster
Director
Madeleine Gavin
Cast
Barbara Demick as Self Kim Sung-eun as Self Lee Hyeon-seo as Self Lee So-yeon as Self Kim Jong-un as Self (archive footage) Kim Jong-il as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Kim Hyun-seok — Director of Photography Madeleine Gavin — Editor Adam Taylor — Original Music Composer Taylor Page — Original Music Composer Madeleine Gavin — Writer Jana Edelbaum — Producer
Tagline

See a place few have ever seen.

Synopsis

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

Trailer Beyond Utopia — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
refugeepastorbased on true storygeopoliticspolitical documentaryunderground movementnorth korean defectornorth korea
Key Collaborators
Madeleine Gavin Director Kim Hyun-seok Director of Photography Madeleine Gavin Editor Adam Taylor Original Music Composer Taylor Page Original Music Composer Madeleine Gavin Writer Jana Edelbaum Producer Rachel Cohen Producer Sue Mi Terry Producer
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