i have watched several north korean documentaries and nothing has ever given an insight just as this. “after reunification, please come find me”. powerful and impactful. this was amazing and took the viewers through a journey in the lense of several different eyes. amazing.
@I am me yes, as i’ve said i’ve seen many of those types of documentaries. why this impacted me differently is my own perspective. it’s been 5 months since i watched this so i don’t remember much detail, but something doesn’t have to be gorey and horrible to be impactful. i’m well aware of how bad north korea is. i just appreciated the different pacing and story-telling this documentary had to offer.
@I am me • 25y ago Yes I wonder who created the conditions in which such things arise. It could not possibly be the imperial core trying to collapse them at every moment for the horrible sin of being communist and being more successful than their puppet state which was constantly under threat because everyone hated it and would rather be under the North.
@I am me • 25y ago absolutely, until the masses realize Kim un fatty isn’t a god and that him and a very small group of fellow bullies aren’t shit and rise up against him nothing will change. If what the defectors say is true and that they are all tired of the oppression then rise up! Yes it might mean your life but it beats starving. Go down fighting not weakly starving. The price of freedom is never cheap and yes it may cost your life. Think of the future of your descendants think of your pride and what it is like to live free and to die free. I would rather die than take fattys shit. Stand up to the bullies the civilized people of the world would all donate to your cause whether our country played political pattycake with china or not
@@elizabethblane201 yes bitch. 😒 this is why other countries can't stand americans. It's so incredibly apparent that you dont know what you're talking about.
This is really heartwarming. So many people go into North Korea with the intent to expose their lies and deceit, and obviously are met with opposition from the people and government. This lady goes in there with curiosity and respect and as a result is able to talk a lot more with the locals and get a lot more insights into their mentality. She doesn't talk against them. She doesn't challenge them on their beliefs. This is what a documentarian and/or ethnographer SHOULD be like. You won't get anything if you go in with an accusatory mindset. Is she seeing all of North Korea? Of course not, but rarely do we see the whole picture when we go somewhere, anywhere. It's important that no matter what preconceived notions you have, to leave those at the door when approaching people of different cultures. That's how you get people to trust you.
she's also very funny in korean! haha. she's very playful and her questions a little silly and makes jokes with the interviewees. also her dialect is not very formal and is one that is naturally more friendly and approachable between koreans. as someone who understands the language, i think the language played a big aspect in her technique.
I believe everyone is tired of believing nazism and they are just curious now, about the countries who have been defending themselves from colonization for so long.. Accusatory mindset is actually a trainning we learn to do in our Dumb-Asshole academy, that america and europe has implemented thoughout the world
North Korea or DPRK is the most pure country in the world without western sick culture influence, they are more healthy, more happy, more human from other western poart of the world. we indonesian has been a friend to north korea from long ago, we have ambasador in both capital cities and we know what realy happen in there
@@BoncaKampar Myth of christ, do you really lack a life to such an extent that you copy and past that banal trite of a lie on every North Korean documentary? What am I saying of course that's the case. I bet even the pinkos, tankies and wumao would view you as nothing more than a propaganda servitor.
@@BoncaKampar Agreed totally. I really like how people live there. They are free from any sort of Western influence from Western countries. There are a few countries like them in Asia. I really wish these people to remain that way.
@@BoncaKampar you want to see how powerful the west can be wait until the new roman empire comes it wont be fun. aut caesar aut nihil all who think rome wont rise again is delusional the UN logo already is similar to the S.P.Q.R all whats missing is a Caesar a Imperator.
I've watched a lot of documentaries on North Korea but I think a South Korean interviewing north Korean made a lot of difference it feels so genuine i loved it
NOTHING is genuine in this show!!!! at least as far as the north koreans in this episode are concerned... EVERYTHING SHOWN here is ONLY a SHOWCASE....even CHILDREN are seemingly coerced to perform things they do not feel like doing... even COWS are made actors... this funny farm supervisor says that "in socialism someone who does not work should not expect to eat. that someone who works more eats more" will anybody tell this moron that what he just said is the very foundation of CAPITALISM?!!!!! WHY cant they simply admit that COMMUNISM is the euphemism of DICTATORSHIP? These north koreans are pittyful in being made to believe that their beloved leader loves them when they eat nearly only the spoils while their leader drown himself in lavish extravaganza and laughs his heart out on the way to foreign secret banks... doesn't anybody ever notice that KIM JONG UN is the ONLY CHUBBY PERSON in the whole of north korea???? hahahaha.....
Accurate, she is only seeing what they want her to see, respectful yes she is a tactful interviewer, interesting in that it shows what it is like to live in a giant cult with no free will and heart warming I found more heart wrenching that these kind and gentle people are so controlled and brain washed. I live in Africa and even with our poverty and chaos we have freedom and self expression which are worth more than a bowl of rice.
Unfortunately America will never allow this. After they divided the country in 2 there was set to be a referendum and election a year later which never happened. The north and the soviets both supported this but it was rejected by the Americans because they knew the election wouldn't go their way as prior to the separation the Koreans themselves had set up a socialist government which they dismantled in the south but continued in the north. To this day the south korean military is under the command of American generals and no peace agreements can be made without the US permission.
A Coréia sempre foi uma. Quem a dividiu foram os americanos. Revisem a invasão da Coréia em 1905 pelos japoneses e como os soviéticos e chineses ajudaram na expulsão deles e como os americanos se aproveitaram para ocupar e dividir a Coréia.
This is nothing what the world has ever seen. Scripted or not you can actually feel the subtle reflections of what North Koreans are really like. Korean interviewing in Korean made a huge difference in what more we can actually perceive. This is truly the first real documentary of North Korea.
When they started dancing in the factory I was really confused. But for some reason I don't think that was scripted. It feels like it was our version of a 15 minute break in America.
If you want to know about life in NK watch the interviews with those who escaped. Then you can hear how if you try and leave you will be shot. They can wipe out 3 generations of a family for attempting to escape if caught. I guess they left those parts out.
It's nighmare for the north tbh. You cannot badmouthing, also giving "secret" order in front of her. Bcs she will know that. Also, i recognize people in this documentary rather to be more silent compare to other documentary
N. Korea doesn't hate S. Korea, they want unification. They hate the Americans, that's who they hate. They see S. Korea as occupied by the Americans and I'm sure there are subtleties to it, but that is pretty much the situation.
мои братья и сестры😢 сам я этнический кореец с Узбекистана! Мы корейцы разделенный народ, но все же мы всегда останемся корейцами, и будем чтить наши традиции независимо от стоаны проживания. Люблю всех Вас❤
The narrator was so sweet humbing and very respectful. This documentary is so heartfelt. I love that we got a chance to see her really watch and interract with the citizens of NK and listen to their stories. Most documentaries I've watched were just full of sadness and darkness. This was refreshing to see.
most documentaries you were watching was probably lying, DPRK is a country like any other, it struggles with sanctions the terrorist country USA impose to them, but they still persists through many hardships
Americans used to be like this, before the liberal Democrats started pushing psychotic ideologies into the public schools so when they graduate they are fully indoctrinated zombies just in time to be old enough to vote.
I love how she asked what their dreams are. Their answers felt genuine and from the heart. That women just wanted to sing forever. The other wanted to design clothes. For once a documentary showing that these are people just like the rest of the world who have feelings hope's and dreams just as the rest of us. I felt both happy and sad watching this. The best documentary by far.
@comunismofóbico & cristiano They also have to be *VERY* careful not to paint anything in a bad light, or they face re-education camp. I would imagine that they were WELL AWARE that this would be viewed by the party before it would be released, and KNEW they had to be careful. NONE of this would have ever been able to leave the country if it didn't follow the "ministry guidelines" for propaganda. (you know like CNN, MSNBC, etc etc....)
Especially at the football school on kid trying to open the cupboard door and it won't and the other boy looked at him with a "are you trying to get us killed" look... tragic
This was extremely educational and did a good job humanizing and contextualizing so much which tends to be ignored in more sensationalist coverage, while also letting the realities speak for themselves, amazing and at time heart tugging stuff.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
I have watched this documentary multiple times. It never ceases to put warmth in my heart to realize we are all the same, same hopes and dreams but in multiple forms. My best wishes for North Korean people, so genuine and lovely
From Kenya and I absolutely approve this documentary. We are so used to the sadistic documentaries of North Korea and it's refreshing to note that they are not subhumans but fellow humans.
Not directly. You’ll often hear people refer to them as a hive mind collective incapable of enjoying life and being utterly brainwashed by the WPK. It’s not direct but the media often portrays them as subhuman and subservient with no autonomy when that simply isn’t the case.
The interviewer has an incredible ability to ask certain questions that show the viewers how hypnotized the citizens of this country are, while simultaneously showing courtesy and a natural curiosity to the interviewee.
I think that the fact that she speaks Korean and there is no need for an interpreter helps the situation a lot. The people seem more relaxed this way than with other foreigners who don't have a Korean background
When Ms. Cho, S. Korean film maker, obtained a German passport, she was finally granted the permission to visit N. Korea. ( Btw, she was asked to make the doc. about N. Korea by her German friend & film maker.) After having visited there not just 1 or 2 times but as many as 6 times, she had finally created this doc. regarding N. Korean civilian life. She was invited to Japan to render the seminar about this doc. & lectured them how average people live there, Cause this is unavailable on UA-cam in Japan, & so shown only on college campuses. All in all, it is fair to say that this doc. depicted the current average or above average people's life more or less accurately. Enjoyed, admired & appreciated it a lot & much obliged to Ms. Cho, Sung-Hung. My highest commendation & kudos to her. From the USA. (01/02/22)
Hi, It is a very good documentary. Thanks for giving the details behind the film making. The people are brainwashed through and through. 😭Bad selfish dictator 💢
@@jgreen7070 I can't agree more!! & thanks for your nice comment. Conscienceless, compunctionless, sadistic & narcissistic or egoistic & least educated tyrant brat he is!!! Have a fantastic day wherever you reside. From California. (01/03/22)
@@happykiwi I' don't know why but the Japanese news simply stated it was not shown on UA-cam in Japan. I moved to the USA decades ago but watch Japanese news on occasion since that is my native tongue. Thanks for inquiring though. Stay away & safe from Omicron virus amidst the dour plight of the COVID 19 pandemic. (01/23/22)
the "please come find me" at the end is so beautiful. i wish nothing but strength and happiness for the Korean people. much love from the US, maybe i have some revolutionary clothes in my closet!
wow this has to be the most personal, daily life, not biased interview. i have seen tens of documentaries but this one takes the cake. especially seeing a north korean talking to a south korean speaking mother tongue. this is insane.
Not biased? :D this whole documentary is a goddamn show which the North has combed trought thoroughly before allowing it to be published by this southerner
@@Raccoon_A All documentaries are biased. But the porpouse of this one is to show us that they are humans with dreams, friends, etc. Many times when we think of a country we dehumanize the people that live there, this is to show that we all have our similarities, that there are some situations that are universal to all human beings. I personally really liked it, I did see that sometimes they were reluctant to answer some of her question, but most of them looked calm and honest. Also, it shows you that North-Korea is not really this ancient civilization (at least in the capital) and that they are very self-sufficient.
I think there's always gonna be the chance for reunification. They're the same nation, divided only by ideology. Of course it's going to be very long and hard process, for instance eastern Germany is still visibly behind west Germany, even after all these years and bilions of euro's invested in east.
North Koreans are a remarkable people.. resilient..good natured ..hard working... dignified...they deserve the respect that this wonderful documentary gives to them .
@@zakimuharam2978 you don't have to be in a fan or like the regime or ideology to respect the people ! They *win" a war with the biggest empire of our time and survived, they made their country from a rubble of what they were, with terrible blockades and continue standing
@@zakimuharam2978 why do you say that? It is the people who suffer and they are doomed to follow the absolute power of their tyrant. If you want to blame someone, blame Kim, not the ill-fated pawns he uses as he pleases.
North Koreans are the victims of a criminal regime that does not let them even know about the rest of the world and are made to live in misery. Poor them.
what the UN did to Korea, not just the north the whole nation, easily makes the list of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, i hope for the brightest future for all of Korea
This needs more views and comments. It really humanizes North Korea as a country. It's easy for people to forget North Korea is a place full of human beings with dreams and feelings. Well done. Shedding light on such a misunderstood place.
@@jaquino451 “oh you’re defending a socialist country? Why don’t you go move to said country that’s been decimated militarily and/or via sanctions! Checkmate commies!”
@@jaquino451 they are not threatening to blow up half the world with nukes that’s propaganda, they only have nukes to defend themselves from the US and it’s allies. Why tf would North Korea want to blow up any other country? They just want to be able to live but the US keeps sanctioning them and fucking them over
my grandpa born in 1945 was separated from his father and his 3 siblings during the Korean War. Documentaries like this makes me think if I have relatives in the north and weather there are still alive or not
It's such a relief to watch a documentary of life in the DPRK where the journalist isn't asking awkward questions that everyone knows the citizens aren't allowed to answer. She's polite, and allows them to talk about themselves and just give a little a bit about their daily lives - which I think is what most of us are curious about, since we know good and well these people can't answer openly about their thoughts on the government and politics.
So... you're happy the journalist is going along with the social norms instituted by a tyrannical and oppressive regime? How can you approve of a journalist NOT asking about politics in such a place and completely ignore the propaganda constantly being regurgitated by the people as if they are trying to appease the state... it is all for show... and it is bullshit. In a place like North Korea, if you do not dig a little deeper you will only ever see what the government wants you to see and hear things from the people that the government has conditioned them to say out of fear.
I agree. Wonderful to see a journalist respect them as human beings trying to make the best of their situation, as everyone does in whatever theirs is, and not see the NK's squirm or almost cry as the interviewer knows full well they are trying to get them in trouble asking them about things the interviewer KNOWS they can't say out loud. There's good things and bad things about every situation and setup...including their economy, and our economy.
@@dreamestate5587 dude they're starving over there and 3 meals are only for the elite,let alone snacks. They used to put grass in their rice! Do you understand what's going on there?
My father's hometown is Geumseong-ri, Donghae-myeon, Gilju-gun, North Hamgyeongbuk-do, North Korea When we are unified, the first thing I want to do is run to my hometown
I love this documentary film. It is totally different from what I have seen before. Balanced and easy to understand. I wish more people could see it to make a well-informed view of North Korea. Definitely, I have learned something new today, the people in North Korea are just ordinary citizens with light humor. They are polite and down-to-earth. Thank you Sung-Hyung Cho.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
@@kevinmadden956 Bro you think the women working in a textile factory for 14kg of food a month are the north korean elite? You think the farming collectives who heated their houses with methane from human excrement were a snapshot of the elite? What do you think it's supposed to look like if this was not a balanced look into the lives of ordinary north koreans?
This is a masterpiece of a documentary . By far the best one ever made about North Korea . I may be over reacting , but this feels like a piece of art . Congratulations
There seem to be many who agree with you. I'm less sure about it, personally. It is very, very polite. But risks being obsequious in a place like the PRNK and failing to even try to see beyond the surface of what the regime puts in front of your camera. In fact, mostv of what she was shown is from the repertoire of propaganda sites that the North loves to bring foreigners to. The interviews are more lengthy in this documentary but everything said is rather routine. No one on camera ever took a risk of being seen saying anything but what is expected of them by the state. How much they are holding back we will never know. But perhaps the director has gotten on the good side of the Kim regime now. I hope she uses that to the advantage of the real interests of the people of North Korea, which are never really mentioned anywhere in this documentary.
@@ems7623 A lot of people like you are saying the same thing and it's frustrating. You can't legally get tape of North Korea that's not staged. That said, the way she conducts herself with a culture that's twin to her own culture of origin, with their native language and the way she asks the questions motivate answers that have a lot of substance. I think you miss the point because you're not reading between the lines and I invite you to rewatch it, with special emphasis on the faces and the expressions of the people talking. There are so many subtle details to be appreciated and she does a great job of putting it into light from that whole pile of coreographed bs.
@@davidthemax2942 I totally agree with you. Yes, their answers were standard, but there is a lot of substance and nuance in everything they're saying. Absolutely beautiful documentary! I especially liked how the old lady at the end was talking about reunification. It honestly felt like she really wants her country freed.
It is a masterpiece. It's so relieving to see an unbiased look at a world that has been demonized by western media for so long. The people of North Korea deserve just as much respect as anybody else, and this is by far and away the most respectful, down to earth documentation of life in North Korea on UA-cam, period.
she corrected the kids english wrong when he actually said it correctly. He said "Open" She corrected him with "Op-pin" i died laughing. You know most of all that crap was faked for the foreign tv producers.
@@jbtravelssolo7596 dude are you stupid? Cant you differentiate a satire (The Interview) from reality? Dont you realize it would cost north korea more to fake all this (train actors, especially child actors which isnt easy) than to just show reality? Ofc they wont show you the prisons, but what they do show you is real. No country has ever done that, westerners could also visit the USSR, GDR and other socialist countries when they existed. They faked that too? Seriously dont you realize how stupid this sounds?
Amazing documentary. I have found of special interest the intelligent way these people avoid wasting energy and carefully plan their resources. Probably due to the lack of them, but it is still inspiring to see how few you need to make a living if you really commit to it. They live in hard conditions (economically speaking), but the aount of effort they put into work and living is surprising. Definitely this documentary makes us think that beyond politics, life goes on and people just wants to work and be successful on their own way.
Definitely this documentary makes us think that beyond politics, life goes on and people just wants to work and be successful on their own way. 100% true!
@@angganavillera yeas, like the mídia makes you believe that you can only have One haircut, that they feed their generals to dogs and have prison "camps" without even showing any prove, and you steel believe. What she is showing is one part of truth, but it's certainly more then the liberal midea can do. Do you know what's is happening in Yemen?
@@tyroneellison6862 there ia no privilegie, because there ia no private property, if you work you gain, if not, then you don't have nothing. That differ of our burgouse, they don't work, we work for then, the only thing that made North Korea so poor was the American imperialism the take land from, out of nothing just for political economic porpoise.
They plan their resources because they have a socialist production system. That way they can plan their whole economy based on workers needs and not waste billions of money in profit for an already rich bourgeoisie class
@@ceciliahayward2239 You think so you don't know, don't just make ignorant statements about another's country or culture. Just because you believe them to be inherently evil.
My heart went out to the clothing factory women...I sincerely hope their lives are peaceful and hopeful. One of the very best documentaries I have ever seen!
Repetitive target-driven work like that is hard all over the World no matter where you are. You should have a look at an Amazon warehouse job! These young women seem to have a decent lunch break and they look happy enough, they certainly gained a great deal of joy from the dancing break! Ofc part of the reason they have to work so hard is the economic sanctions imposed on them which makes them less competitive than unsanctioned countries.
@@Reem-ne7nn You didn't watch it then? The girl who was interviewed says she took on the job because she loves clothes and wants to be a designer. Market forces work there as they do here, they have unemployment, if you want disposable income you take on a job, they are not slaves as you imply. They also have free housing and health care and women in NK retire aged 55. Ofc they can't comment on political matters they are in an authoritarian single-party State. There are historical reasons for that. Believe your eyes, these women have hard jobs but they are happy, safe on their streets (unlike in the West) well fed, and well educated.
@@benedictearlson9044 Don't misunderstand yourself about this ... 100% they show what they like to but reality is cruel. They're simply prisoners on them country and must to follow non human rules. Who dare to try escape his family is killed behind. You really don't know nothing about poor people there.
@@justyou5017 Families of defectors are not killed, you have no evidence of that because it doesn't happen. What you say is propaganda, why don't you simply stick to the truth? What is wrong with the truth? The fact is NK became Communist under a popular revolution. The people wanted Communism and they largely still do. Do they have political freedom? No. Do they have jobs, housing, food, free education and healthcare? Yes. North Koreans would be much happier and healthier if Western sanctions were removed, that is their main economic issue.
@@Reem-ne7nn That's simply untrue. Local State and Western media feature public performances about their leader but that is not by any means the entirety of the artistic scene in NK. Much like a National Anthem sung before a sporting event, these 'leader' songs are a small part of the repertoire. Regardless, life in many countries is equally frustrating and hard. Try being an artist in Afghanistan, you will be murdered. Try being a poet in Pakistan who writes about the Koran, you will be murdered. Try being a woman in India who wants to ride a bus safely in Western clothes, you will likely be raped. Try walking the streets at night in many areas of US cities and you will likely be robbed, beaten or killed. NK has very safe streets. As for artistic freedom of expression, did you know most Classical and Baroque composers were obliged to either write every piece about God or the Church? And most Romantic period composers had to write about and for benefactors. Shakespeare had to write in allegory to avoid being locked up for treason. Artists have always struggled in one way or another and many famous artists in the West lived and died in poverty. NK is not a perfect place to live but neither is any country.
As that grandson said. Reunification is just as same as met their own people, basicly both koreans shares same cultures. Warm heart words from grandma is best part. To unite them, both people needs understanding and cooperate on what life values of both people. Then share their best parts of their life values and blend it to be teamwork. This part is my best values, that part is your best values, let do together to achieve better life.
@@Give_Peace_a_Chance123 Please know the history before commenting.The south was invaded by the north. Its the North the keeps it people isolated, brainwashed and forbiden to leave under penalty of death if they do. That says alot about who really is afraid
Yes! I found them to be so much more open because the interviewer was Korean in the other documentaries I think they were scared because they are american interviewers
All I can learn are that the environment is so clean everywhere including the houses and the streets. And people who she interviewed are so nice. They answer her question willingly and warmly. All of them are so skillful in their respective field.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
@@germandiago2193 yes, the capitalist society where the police can kill you without any fear of repercussions, where the common person cannot afford rent, let alone buy a home, where healthcare is so expensive people will rather die than get treated, and it's the socialist society that's bad. Cope.
Oh, I really hope Gum Hyang is able to accomplish her dream of being a self-made designer! I wish there was a way to support her goal and buy her clothes for encouragement, she seems like a really sweet woman and a hard worker!)
@@eemilsavolainen5129 we have embargos for a reason...Altough it is heartbreaking because ultimately the Korean people suffer, stoping the embargos would not be a good thing like at all.
@@annakaraski9171 there would be significantly less suffering in DPRK if there was no embargoes. Why punish the people if you disagree with the leaders?
Sad to say...still no reunification grandma😪 it will take a very long time for this to happen. It warms my heart how sincere and happy she was about meeting you from the South. I wish you had more raw footage like this to share😊
Yup. And the grandson was saying they are basically the same people but he doesn't know that the mindsets and values of North and South koreans are completely different
Everyone already spoke of how fantastic and professional Sung-Hyung Cho produced this most informational and relatable view of North Korea, so I'm leaving my comment simply for the boost it gives :) Thank you for an impeccably grounded and genuine look into such an isolated existence.
it hits different when you learn about how it was built and the real people that made it happen... i wish the workers' efforts were more visible like this everywhere
That artist dude made me believe those people aren't just actors, I mean I would never allow someone who say things like "she is ugly so I don't paint her face on my painting" to be filmed.
An incredible documentary film, thank you for sharing this piece of work. After having seen many documentaries on NK and having read various books on the country, this film shows a rare glimpse of everyday life that many films don’t show. And I can’t help but think that even this work will have been ‘vetted’ to some extent by the regime. Some nice interviews with some lovely people, all with the personal element of a native interviewer- that’s made such a huge difference to the film. The final scene of ‘Please come back, look for me’ was very tear worthy.
@I am me • 25y ago almost all of north Korea's industry and infrastructure was destroyed by American bombing campaigns. After all that they were able to recover and rebuild. Now days north Korea is above average for southeast Asia in terms of nutrition.
This is the first documentary I have seen that we're able to speak directly the people from different aspects of life without guards. I'm amazed to hear their reality straight from the people both from the rich and the poor. It is admirable how the lady who works in the sewing factory looks at her situation positively and her mindset that she has passion for the profession she does..
A thoughtful and sensitive portrayal of the gentle people that live in North Korea. One can read between the lines to understand that a lot more is unsaid......beautiful
It seemed like a lot of them wanted to say more but seemed to cut themselves off. Just something I noticed but this is a great documentary! Very different from the typical DPRK documentaries.
I don't want to anything about their socio economic life, or how much freedom they enjoy, it's free on UA-cam, anyone can see and draw the conclusion,its simple but I just want to say the quality of this documentary is far better than those documentaries of other media house's, atleast the director didn't pass her own judgement, she kept her faith in the viewers' discretion
One of the best North Korean documentary. i enjoyed watching locals in different fields speak about their jobs and daily lives, and dreams! the interviewer was respectful.
This just shows how much propaganda we're fed by our own media. A good friend of mine once stayed there for a month, and he didn't want to leave (unfortunately he had to). He said that of course the people are told that their country is great, their leaders can be trusted, and that their system is the best in the world. Strangely enough, that's exactly what we're told by our own governments in the West...funny that!
Interesting and touchy part at 25:37 when the young lady serving soup ( maybe soup ) was saying , " Grandma, I think we have to cook more rice for the film team."
I love how this documentary portrays these people as human beings rather than the brainwashed savages that are usually seen in documentaries made by westerners.
Life looks so peaceful in this video. I love how everyone kept smiling but i could actually see the pain in their eyes. They tried their best to smile.Every human deserves the best life!
Congratulations to the filmmaker and her team. I was happy to see her reception by the people she met and to hear of their hopes for reconciliation with South Korea. I hope she can someday make a new documentary without constant chaperones and restrictions to certain people and places.
Watch the documentary N Korean Millenials/The Jangmadang Generation to hear North Koreans speak without fear of reprisal. Much more human and natural, talking about the underground economy and entrepreneurship.
Real? There are minders, and the filmmaker has explained she was not allowed anywhere without a "partner". This is not real from the citizens. This is what the NK allows to be filmed and the people know if they say the wrong thing, they will be killed. We know majority of North Koreans are starving, which the Red Cross and all defectors have confirmed that. Did you seriously believe everyone gets so much rice, they can generously donate half of it to others? The "realness" is showing how filmmakers can't get real and only can get scripted fakeness the NK government plans and forces by threat of force.
North Korea is pure crime, a mafia exploiting their population, the most cruel regime existing nowadays in the face of the Earth when having an unauthorized call can get you executed. Where a man that killed a cow and had tuberculosis was publicly executed. Where a friend of a defector that escaped was publicly executed for watching a Hollywood film. The place where if you do not report your neighbour for saying something not aligned means that if someone reports you you will be reported as well and go to a forced-labour camp. The place where there is deliberated starvation induction and extermination (find the UNO report on it). No, North Korea is the most cruel place to live in the world, with a GDP per capita of 1,300 international usd. That is half of what Laos has and a 3rd of Vietnam's! People are malnourished and you have to do all kind of illegal stuff to survive, so the police can catch you at ANY time arbitrarily. If you are a defector and a male it is very likely they will go for your family. The price of a life in the eyes of North Korean government is not worth even the life of an animal, as the public execution of a man that killed a cow (state-owned) and sick of tuberculosis to eat demonstrates. North Korea is inhuman.
Seeing these people living simply, like the first man who was happy with just being a pool worker, shows the difference between the capitalist and socialist societies. In one society, you always need to be working extra in a job you hate for the money, while in the other, you can choose something you are happy with and live a simple yet fulfilling life.
I didn’t realise how beautiful the North Korean countryside is. It’s like something straight out of a painting. I wish I could visit, it looks like it would be a really nice place to holiday. When Korea hopefully reunites or if North Korea opens up more, I think they could definitely turn it into a relaxing holiday destination. It reminds me of the French countryside for some reason. I would love to stay in a small North Korean village in the countryside. It seems like it could be a peaceful place with lovely people.
I’m pretty sure they’re just letting us see what they want us to see. In reality, it’s not nice. Maybe some people living in that capital city have it better off but majority of people are suffering. Most of these people are brainwashed. Look up yeonmi park’s experience. She was a North Korean who escaped.
This is amazing! In all the other docs I’ve seen the filmmakers were assigned several “handlers” & were only allowed to film surface life in Pyongyang or the DMZ, the handlers repeatedly telling them to turn off the camera. You actually went into the villages & these people treated you like one of them! This is by far the most intimate portrait I have seen! Wonderful, educational & enlightening!
@@johnmark6628 Perhaps. But I’d expect Kim Jong un to construct more affluent villages to show to us, the rest of the world. The farming family was dirt poor! And why have we never seen these areas before now, in previous documentaries on North Korea?
My conclusion is .... Apart from opresive system they live healthy ecological life we want to have. Clean air organic food unspoiled nature. There is order and hard work and respect. IT is the pity that they are trapped and brainwashed. But as a society they have future.
not only that, but in many documentaries, there was a lot of complaining from the crew side, which really, in my opinion, ruined those videos. But you're absolutely right, this is by far the best one.
it was so cute how happy the grandson was when his grandmother praised him, at the end of the day it is absurd to think that the sensationalised media is an accurate representation of the everyday north korean
The silence that comes after every time they finish speaking is too painful for me. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like they’re keeping themselves from tearing up and losing it.
On film, they cannot look depressed or unhappy. It would be a bad way to portrey North-Korea and is punishable. Nothing is sincere. The only people who talk sincerely about North-Korea, are the ones who have escaped it. They all speak of horrors about living in North-Korea. Don't let the propaganda hit you.
@@rodysummertje “Don’t let the propaganda hit you” Very ironic since all of your info on the DPRK is western imperialist media LMFAO. The defectors you speak of have all been proven to be pathological lairs like Yeonmi Park.
This is by far the best documentary about North Korea I've ever seen, I wish I could understand the language to get deeper into the dialogues and interviews. Great work, congratulations and thank you for sharing
I have seen several docs on North Korea and this one is by far one of the best. So interesting to see the various Koreans. I hope a reunification will occur soon as these people are currently stuck in a cocoon. Great respect and admiration to them. Well done to the filmmaker.
Am I the only person amazed by the tractor dude. He wasn't provided a home with heat or electricity but he engineered it so that he could have both. I totally believed his wife when she said she thought he could do anything. The dude setup his own solar and had no shame in making his own bio-diesel. I would not fair as well as he and his family does if I was thrown in that situation. That's way more than just making lemonade out of lemons. The dude definitely has an engineers mind. Shame he can't profit from it.
He might profit a lot from it, through the respect of his peers, wife and family. While that is not much in terms of richness, it is still worth a lot to feel valued by the people around you. Things are seldom only black or white.
I guess I see a lot of stuff they used to do on farms in the olden days. Animal poop (and I suppose what's the diff between that and people poop) really was widely used as a fertilizer years ago in the U.S., and has been discontinued b/c of various reasons. He didn't "make" that solar panel...he bought it. And it wasn't that unusual, again in the olden days, to make your own bio-diesel. He's a smart, wonderful guy I'm sure, but I see a lot of stuff they used to do on the farms years ago in the U.S. (except the solar, of course). You do with what you have.
People lives in other countries can not understand the situation the people in. Everything is controlled including what the farmer said. The life he showed us is more like a show than his real daily life.
The fact the girl said she couldn't say what she does as an officer. Special duties or something like that. Worries me. And the man that said he wouldn't paint someone ugly or something like that. You can tell the difference in art from north Korea to anywhere else in the world. I paint happiness and pain. It's not all beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in the eyes of the right person Beautiful documentary though 🙏❤️
wow, they honestly look so full of life. I live in the US and these days everyone looks so miserable and empty inside; most people I know are unhappy or depressed in some shape or form, especially young people like myself. We're constantly glued to our phones and feeling as though we have no purpose in our lives. I feel this way too, all the time. There is no sense of community here; no unity, no greater purpose to fight for as a collective. Here there is an 'every man for himself' mentality because we're all in a constant state of competition with one another, persistent fighting just so that we can "make it". Every day is survival for many of us because the government doesn't take care of it's people and provide them with the basic necessities to live. I really think the culture here is dead and crumbling. I really wonder what it must be like to feel so purposeful everyday; even at a job that if you were to work at in the US would leave you feeling a sense of worthlessness, as well as providing you with a less-than livable wage as most the companies here in the US don't care about it's workers anyway. The only thing that is prioritized is profit, and I often feel that the people here are just treated as machines to feed these unfair systems of power, looked down upon by those in the very top wealth brackets, and not really seen as individuals or humans for that matter. It's very soul sucking. North Korea is far from ideal, but it gives us a glimpse into an early stage of what a future society without capitalism could look like.
Doesn't it look good just watching this video? It is a propaganda document produced by the North Korean authorities. People always crave a world they haven't experienced. But when most people experience it, they realize it's a completely different world than they thought. However, it is often too late to return to the original world.
For example, North Korea has no place to buy a new lid if the lid of the toilet is broken in a flush toilet. no one buys me a toilet cap. Even if North Korea develops nuclear weapons, it has no intention of opening the door to the nation and revitalizing the economy for the people. This is because it is to protect the Kim family's regime, which is Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un. North Korea has an intranet, a North Korean-led communication network, but only a handful of international networks are available to Kim Jong-un and special groups, and everyone but Kim Jong-un must get prior approval and censorship for using the Internet. That is the reality of North Korea
@@latviesustrelnieks1997 Are you crazy? Is capitalism in hell only produced in Korea? Apart from China, the United States, Japan, Europe, and Russia, can capitalism in hell be produced only in Korea? Also, does the entire 23 million people in North Korea eat well and live well? The gap between power and the rich and the poor has been and will continue since the history of mankind, both in the East and in the West.
Concerning the artist, I think that the working girl is absolutely gorgeous. Then he said he took a girl more beautiful for the head but I think the working girl was more beautiful. Her face was so pure and so nice.......This guy wasted it................
I thought the same. I suppose that artist sees beauty more differently but I thought the original person was more delicate and pretty. As we say in the West, "Beauty is in the eye if the beholder." It seems this artist man likes more robust features types.
He also made the working girl uncomfortable with his way of asking her to pose. That is not how you make a model comfortable, especially if that person never modeled before. You should show respect towards the work someone does and capture that aura in your photos.
He couldn’t admit that the working girls’ smile was what he didn’t like. She was beautiful, but she was clearly uncomfortable with him. It wasn’t a genuine smile.
That last part broke my heart when the grandma was talking about the soldier who died on the tracks: "I was very envious. How nice it would be if the hero were my grandson." Meanwhile, her grandson is right there. I'm sure the grandmother of that war hero is proud of her grandson, of course, but would rather he still be alive. Granny seems so nice but she should be grateful for her grandson's health and safety. No one should have to die a war hero. That's not something I think we should be envious of or aspire for, personally. Anyways, great documentary.
@@kiythetheocrat5723 I understand I’d maybe rather see my relative die a hero than a traitor of his principles. But why would you even wish this situation, this choice upon a person you love?
Yeah, I would feel devastated if my mom or grandmother said that. They're so brainwashed that they can't even value their own family, love was taken away from them, they've been taught to only "love" the dictators.
Not me. I don't see dying for someone else to be of any intelligence. We should not have wars in the first place. That's the real problem. Grandma is selfish and is continuing the saga of wars. Time to graduate from it.
This is an honest documentary, correct. But do you know there are only about 1% of the whole nk population who are privileged? These kids are from the very privileged group who live in Pyongyang. That is why they are happy. The remaining 99% of the population are living in scraps and don't even know any English whatsoever. Still, it's worthwhile to say, at least the top 1% who are lucky enough to live in the capital lives a good life.
@@joji889 You do realize that's because of the West's sanctions that make them unable to import even basic medicines? And much of their issues stem from the fact that they had to start from the ground up, suffering from famine and severe population decline, after the West used explosives, incendiary bombs, and napalm to destroy nearly all of the country's cities and towns, including an estimated 85 percent of its buildings, and killed up to 20% of their population?
In western World, you also have cults namely Money, Banks, Consumerism, etc. There is nothing wrong to praise your leaders/ ancestors. Indigenous groups do the same.
Please come back, look for me. ❤️ She has so much love, bless her soul. This is the best documentary on the people of North Korea hands down, scripted or not. These are not bad people, they just figured out how to survive in the circumstances they were born into.
I also want Israel and Palestine United 🇮🇱 🇵🇸, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇧🇩, Ireland and UK 🇮🇪 🇬🇧, Spain and Portugal because why not 🇵🇹 🇪🇸, Antarctica and Greenland 🇦🇶 🇬🇱 lmao
@@koreaofficial1352 But why? It's not impossibel if the Korean people are committed.😢 Korea must neutral and reunificated by the Korean people itself, independent and non-aligned like Kim Il Sung's plan.
People in the comments calling this propaganda like if western propaganda didn't exist and it's so EASY to see like just look at news like "it's mandatory to have the same haircut as kim jong um" and at the same time "it's illegal to have the same haicut as kim jong um"
I agree that their scenery is beautiful. Still I can't help but think about all of the awful things it's the environment of. It's like how you look at a big grizzly bear and think of how beautiful it is, but you still have to remember it'd rip you to ribbons the moment it was given the chance.
That is hardly true. North Korea has chopped down so much of it's trees and forests. During the famine, there was no heating supplies so the average civilians and the military both mass chopped down those trees in order to heat fires to stay warm during the winter
Actually where is the wildlife. You never see birds or other common animals. WHY? Because people have used them as food during period of starvation. When you work on a farm you do not to get to keep what you grow. Not even for yourself. It all goes to the government and they give people just enough food to live. WOMEN get 1700 calories a day and men 2000. If they work in a more labor job women can get 2000 calories and men 2400. North Koreans ten to be 4 inches shorter then there southern neighbors all due the lack of food and getting it on a regular basis.
Cuba is the same. It's because Communists aren't greedy land speculators like capitalists, who don't care to destroy the environment for their filthy profit margin.
@@1sandinista Where are the birds and wildlife. Most of the trees are gone also. Just because something is clean does not mean they are environmental sound. Meanwhile N Korea go into small Russian coastal areas and overfishing so the locals there have nothing. It is a huge problem. For those small fisherman men in Russia. I have seen tons of videos of N Korea but not one bird except for a small scene in a little pond. But N Korea has nice film from the USA during the Depression of food lines telling those watching in North Korea that they are in line for Korean coffee ( why would the USA drink Korean coffee). The old video looks like NYC and they say notice there is no birds ( actually it was dead of winter in this video ) the American so hungry they ate them all. Well N Korea is the one noted for massive food shortages and starvation of its people and anything that moves for those who are hungry is fair game. Meanwhile Cuba is not like N Korea and to compare them is just insulting to Cuba.
No doubt this is one of the best documentaries. Appreciate how the team literally documented it as aliens, without trying to introduce or broach foreign point of view of life as such. Also the way they portrayed the beautiful outskirts and daily live of locals with as it was.
@@fenianbhoy5285 Yes during the beginning of a semester or when they are new. The teacher was literally teaching about the names of basic numbers the were clearly only starting their semester. Also, say the teacher is a fraud, how the fuck do you get a whole group of children to act that well? Try and think before you cook up such ridiculous conspiracy theories.
@@fenianbhoy5285 wheres your proof it was staged? how can you say this is staged but also believe countless debunked lies from western media and defectors paid to lie by the government? a government that you most likely don’t like? you’re a hypocrite.
@@fenianbhoy5285 What you are saying makes little sense to me. If they built a school building, housed kids in the dorms AND hired a competent teacher, what exactly would they stage? What do you think happens when the film crew leaves?
This was a really wonderful documentary, and probably the most enjoyable documentary about North Korea that I have ever seen. What we are shown is certainly very limited. But it does paint a more holistic picture of life in North Korea. It was also that in spite of economic sanctions, that China still distributes North Korean products, claiming that they are made in China. While we are officially condemning them, we are still blissfully ignorant of how they fit into the supply chain of cheap goods being imported into the US and Europe. Very insightful, unbiased, and fascinating.
These people are happier and more fulfilled than any working class person in the west. It’s impossible for us to understand what socialism does for the spirit, which is why this seems so strange to us. But they have something we do not have, and never will have, as long as personal wealth is prioritized as our only virtue. We don’t know the joy of feeling a part of something bigger, connected to your comrades and country through everything you do. That sense of oneness and pride is alien to us. Most can’t even guess at it. This was the single best piece of media on North Korea I’ve ever seen. Well it’s tied with Blowback lol
Really well said. This documentary is really making me think a lot about the exact things you mentioned here. That spirit, that unity, that sense of purpose, is all missing.
@@ytchannel1682 I started thinking about this more after listening to Matt Christman’s streams. It’s something even most socialists (in the west) don’t think about. It’s what religious people are trying to replicate essentially. That community that’s built into a people-first societal makeup. Living without this poisons us in ways we don’t see and often never understand. Mass shootings, higher anxiety and depression diagnoses, earlier death. We live with a loneliness that we internalize without realizing it, which manifests in all types of destructive ways. Marxism truly is the answer to so many questions we are told have no answer. But it threatens the elites and so he’ll will just get hotter until we all burn up.
@@johnshinners9700 I one hundred percent agree. A lot of the people in the comments don't seem to understand this. It's not a glamorization of North Korea, and North Korea is still far from ideal and definitely has its own flaws, however it's really one if not the only country left that in its current state gives us an idea of what socialism almost completely untapped by capitalism and western influence could be like. It's a testament into what work and collectivism could possibly mean for us, hopefully in the future. This is so important for the rest of the world, especially now that globalization and capitalist expansion has spread itself unto almost every surface of the earth, it's hard to imagine what an alternative to our current systems could look like. The Ideologies of capitalism are so heavily ingrained in western culture that it completely buries the idea of socialist societies into the realm of otherworldly and unfeasible. In my opinion, without real life examples of how modern socialist nations could function (even in their imperfection), reimagining a different kind of world would be just another fictional pipe dream.
@@ytchannel1682 Yeah that’s true. Imagine a system like this unmolested by American hegemony. The only drawbacks for them are the direct result of our interference thru sanctions, etc. This exact system replicated in America would only see our standard of living increase, because the means of production already exist. The wealth already exists and the mechanisms to create it do as well. They’re just owned by craven elites and used to amass their own fortunes instead of to better the material conditions of the people.
They are starving to death, stop falling for propaganda. The decay of the west is being caused by the same poison that afflicts North Korea, atheism and communism.
@@ThePeanutButterCup13 I guess you live on the moon or something... because every country on planet earth has embargos against them... and for good reasons.
I have watched a lot of documentaries on North Korea, this is by far the best and most genuine, it feels so real. Behind the façade of what is obviously allowed to be said, and what not, you get a real feeling for the soul of the people, - thank you!
All of this is staged... North Koreans literally screen photos that foreigners take and you aren't allowed to see anything that they haven't granted permission to see. Educate yourself lady
"Both men and women, everyone wishes to have their beautiful features highlighted." *breathes in* sir, you replaced her entire face with someone else's what exactly did you highlight!? How will anyone even know that's her!?
He was just painting a generic woman working on a specific machine. It wasn't suppose to be a specific person. I think he did a great job; most people want to be beautiful and have beautiful things around them. As for how he said things...I am friends with an artist and they are honestly just like that...blunt.
@@lennox2223 Woah dude, chill. Why are you attacking her attitude about beauty? What did she say that made you judge her attitude on beauty? She said 'most people', not herself and she is right. It's like saying that most people judge you by your looks; bitter truth whether we like it or not. He has an ego, sure but this is how it is, they don't know any better. Judging them by our standards is like a monkey judging a dolphin on its ability to climb a tree.
저는 한국인입니다. 북한 현지 주민들의 대화를 듣고 싶어서 이 동영상을 찾았습니다. 정말 잘 보았습니다. 비록 다큐멘터리라고 할지라도 그 위에 감시가 없다고 생각하기는 어렵지만, 그들과 조금이나마 일상적인 대화를 하는 모습이 좋았습니다. 북한의 자연의 모습은 순수한 한국 자연의 모습같네요. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.
This is my favorite documentary about North Korea and I have seen a LOT. It just feels so intimate to get to know the dreams and aspirations of North Koreans. It really provides a window into their lives and leaves me wanting more. A true masterpiece.
i have watched several north korean documentaries and nothing has ever given an insight just as this. “after reunification, please come find me”. powerful and impactful. this was amazing and took the viewers through a journey in the lense of several different eyes. amazing.
@I am me how tf do u want me to explain that 💀😭
@I am me yes, as i’ve said i’ve seen many of those types of documentaries. why this impacted me differently is my own perspective. it’s been 5 months since i watched this so i don’t remember much detail, but something doesn’t have to be gorey and horrible to be impactful. i’m well aware of how bad north korea is. i just appreciated the different pacing and story-telling this documentary had to offer.
@I am me • 25y ago American sanctions and foreign intervention
@I am me • 25y ago Yes I wonder who created the conditions in which such things arise. It could not possibly be the imperial core trying to collapse them at every moment for the horrible sin of being communist and being more successful than their puppet state which was constantly under threat because everyone hated it and would rather be under the North.
@I am me • 25y ago absolutely, until the masses realize Kim un fatty isn’t a god and that him and a very small group of fellow bullies aren’t shit and rise up against him nothing will change. If what the defectors say is true and that they are all tired of the oppression then rise up! Yes it might mean your life but it beats starving. Go down fighting not weakly starving. The price of freedom is never cheap and yes it may cost your life. Think of the future of your descendants think of your pride and what it is like to live free and to die free. I would rather die than take fattys shit. Stand up to the bullies the civilized people of the world would all donate to your cause whether our country played political pattycake with china or not
"Please come back. Look for me." Honestly the best line the documentary could have ended on.
Yes, one of the most powerful propaganda lines ever invented by Kimmy.
It was really heart wrenching
@Knob Jockey You mean I'm cynical about Kim Jong-Un and his intentions? Or . . . ?
@@elizabethblane201 yes bitch. 😒 this is why other countries can't stand americans. It's so incredibly apparent that you dont know what you're talking about.
@@vix6276 Well, enlighten us, then . . .
This is really heartwarming. So many people go into North Korea with the intent to expose their lies and deceit, and obviously are met with opposition from the people and government. This lady goes in there with curiosity and respect and as a result is able to talk a lot more with the locals and get a lot more insights into their mentality. She doesn't talk against them. She doesn't challenge them on their beliefs. This is what a documentarian and/or ethnographer SHOULD be like. You won't get anything if you go in with an accusatory mindset. Is she seeing all of North Korea? Of course not, but rarely do we see the whole picture when we go somewhere, anywhere. It's important that no matter what preconceived notions you have, to leave those at the door when approaching people of different cultures. That's how you get people to trust you.
she's also very funny in korean! haha. she's very playful and her questions a little silly and makes jokes with the interviewees. also her dialect is not very formal and is one that is naturally more friendly and approachable between koreans. as someone who understands the language, i think the language played a big aspect in her technique.
One of the parties could pay dearly for their statements.I am not talking internet ratings.11:17
I believe everyone is tired of believing nazism and they are just curious now, about the countries who have been defending themselves from colonization for so long..
Accusatory mindset is actually a trainning we learn to do in our Dumb-Asshole academy, that america and europe has implemented thoughout the world
Everything in NK is staged... Don't be naive.
@@danieljurca2113 what is at this time stamp that you're referring to?
Seeing those soldiers eagerly await their turn to get a picture with Sung-Hyung really melted my heart.
North Korea or DPRK is the most pure country in the world without western sick culture influence, they are more healthy, more happy, more human from other western poart of the world. we indonesian has been a friend to north korea from long ago, we have ambasador in both capital cities and we know what realy happen in there
@@BoncaKampar Myth of christ, do you really lack a life to such an extent that you copy and past that banal trite of a lie on every North Korean documentary?
What am I saying of course that's the case. I bet even the pinkos, tankies and wumao would view you as nothing more than a propaganda servitor.
@@BoncaKampar Agreed totally. I really like how people live there. They are free from any sort of Western influence from Western countries. There are a few countries like them in Asia. I really wish these people to remain that way.
@@BoncaKampar you want to see how powerful the west can be wait until the new roman empire comes it wont be fun. aut caesar aut nihil all who think rome wont rise again is delusional the UN logo already is similar to the S.P.Q.R all whats missing is a Caesar a Imperator.
@@VampireGoth377 💀
And what is it that makes you think so?
I've watched a lot of documentaries on North Korea but I think a South Korean interviewing north Korean made a lot of difference it feels so genuine i loved it
Isn't she German?
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@@politicallycorrectredskin796 Yes by nationality, but she's ethnically Korean.
SOOOO true!! Kudos! :)))
NOTHING is genuine in this show!!!! at least as far as the north koreans in this episode are concerned... EVERYTHING SHOWN here is ONLY a SHOWCASE....even CHILDREN are seemingly coerced to perform things they do not feel like doing... even COWS are made actors... this funny farm supervisor says that "in socialism someone who does not work should not expect to eat. that someone who works more eats more" will anybody tell this moron that what he just said is the very foundation of CAPITALISM?!!!!! WHY cant they simply admit that COMMUNISM is the euphemism of DICTATORSHIP? These north koreans are pittyful in being made to believe that their beloved leader loves them when they eat nearly only the spoils while their leader drown himself in lavish extravaganza and laughs his heart out on the way to foreign secret banks... doesn't anybody ever notice that KIM JONG UN is the ONLY CHUBBY PERSON in the whole of north korea???? hahahaha.....
This is, by far, the most accurate, respectful, interesting and heart warming documentary on North Korea I have ever watched.
I have the same feeling
It really helped me understand what society is like pre and post scarcity.
Accurate, she is only seeing what they want her to see, respectful yes she is a tactful interviewer, interesting in that it shows what it is like to live in a giant cult with no free will and heart warming I found more heart wrenching that these kind and gentle people are so controlled and brain washed. I live in Africa and even with our poverty and chaos we have freedom and self expression which are worth more than a bowl of rice.
@@trishdelacour8746 Hope Africa will be free from western imperialism like DPRK
@@trishdelacour8746 Of course yes but much better than other docs
"Please come back. Look for me"
Broke my heart
No bias, no political influencing, no bullshit or drama. Even though I’m not Korean, I do wish both nation become one again someday.
Unfortunately America will never allow this. After they divided the country in 2 there was set to be a referendum and election a year later which never happened. The north and the soviets both supported this but it was rejected by the Americans because they knew the election wouldn't go their way as prior to the separation the Koreans themselves had set up a socialist government which they dismantled in the south but continued in the north. To this day the south korean military is under the command of American generals and no peace agreements can be made without the US permission.
A Coréia sempre foi uma. Quem a dividiu foram os americanos. Revisem a invasão da Coréia em 1905 pelos japoneses e como os soviéticos e chineses ajudaram na expulsão deles e como os americanos se aproveitaram para ocupar e dividir a Coréia.
@Knob Jockey In every country there is politics under the surface. What point where you trying to make?
Edit: were
this is stupid. The majority of South Koreans don't want reunification. The only ones who Preach Unification are Nato countries outside of Asia
@Knob Jockey As in every country.
This is nothing what the world has ever seen. Scripted or not you can actually feel the subtle reflections of what North Koreans are really like. Korean interviewing in Korean made a huge difference in what more we can actually perceive. This is truly the first real documentary of North Korea.
Yes! They were so much more open with a Korean
@Hans Solo you don't have to escape SK..it's a free country and citizens are free to come and go as they please lol
It looks like they took her to it’s already staged places for the interviews.
When they started dancing in the factory I was really confused. But for some reason I don't think that was scripted. It feels like it was our version of a 15 minute break in America.
If you want to know about life in NK watch the interviews with those who escaped. Then you can hear how if you try and leave you will be shot. They can wipe out 3 generations of a family for attempting to escape if caught. I guess they left those parts out.
The fact that the interviewer is Korean, made them more relaxed and comfortable even though she's from the southern Korea, brotherly love never dies
Not relaxed enough though. The farmer at 57:57 literally has to turn away because he can't keep a straight face over his forced lines.
It's nighmare for the north tbh. You cannot badmouthing, also giving "secret" order in front of her. Bcs she will know that. Also, i recognize people in this documentary rather to be more silent compare to other documentary
N. Korea doesn't hate S. Korea, they want unification. They hate the Americans, that's who they hate. They see S. Korea as occupied by the Americans and I'm sure there are subtleties to it, but that is pretty much the situation.
That's my real impression.
whatever it is... WHAT I can tell you is THAT N Korea is the best model of 1984......................................SLAVES of ideology........
мои братья и сестры😢 сам я этнический кореец с Узбекистана! Мы корейцы разделенный народ, но все же мы всегда останемся корейцами, и будем чтить наши традиции независимо от стоаны проживания. Люблю всех Вас❤
The narrator was so sweet humbing and very respectful. This documentary is so heartfelt. I love that we got a chance to see her really watch and interract with the citizens of NK and listen to their stories. Most documentaries I've watched were just full of sadness and darkness. This was refreshing to see.
most documentaries you were watching was probably lying, DPRK is a country like any other, it struggles with sanctions the terrorist country USA impose to them, but they still persists through many hardships
Americans used to be like this, before the liberal Democrats started pushing psychotic ideologies into the public schools so when they graduate they are fully indoctrinated zombies just in time to be old enough to vote.
Because this is a real documentary, probably what you've seen are just anticommunist lies.
Propaganda
I love how she asked what their dreams are.
Their answers felt genuine and from the heart.
That women just wanted to sing forever.
The other wanted to design clothes.
For once a documentary showing that these are people just like the rest of the world who have feelings hope's and dreams just as the rest of us.
I felt both happy and sad watching this.
The best documentary by far.
@Redskins 7 That's doubtful, because the Germans had already been defeated by the Russians, otherwise France could have been liberated much earlier.
@comunismofóbico & cristiano They also have to be *VERY* careful not to paint anything in a bad light, or they face re-education camp. I would imagine that they were WELL AWARE that this would be viewed by the party before it would be released, and KNEW they had to be careful.
NONE of this would have ever been able to leave the country if it didn't follow the "ministry guidelines" for propaganda. (you know like CNN, MSNBC, etc etc....)
Chris, I only felt the sadness, fighting back my tears. What part of this documentary made you feel happy?
Looks like you missed the whole documentary. There is nothing in this to feel happy about. Those people deserve better.
Because they don’t know what goes beyond their country so their answers were simple.
The facial expressions and subtle hints throughout conversations are much more genuine than 99% of "documentaries" on North Korea.
Yes
Especially at the football school on kid trying to open the cupboard door and it won't and the other boy looked at him with a "are you trying to get us killed" look... tragic
@@frederickvondinkerberg7721 you're delusional
The other documentaries are made by white people who don't speak Korean. Of course it'll be awkward.
@@wizzerd229 I am amazed you managed to spell delusional... must have been hard work for you... go lie down and rest
This was extremely educational and did a good job humanizing and contextualizing so much which tends to be ignored in more sensationalist coverage, while also letting the realities speak for themselves, amazing and at time heart tugging stuff.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
I have watched this documentary multiple times. It never ceases to put warmth in my heart to realize we are all the same, same hopes and dreams but in multiple forms. My best wishes for North Korean people, so genuine and lovely
From Kenya and I absolutely approve this documentary. We are so used to the sadistic documentaries of North Korea and it's refreshing to note that they are not subhumans but fellow humans.
Couldn't agree more as a Congolese/Iranian man!
Never heard anyone call them subhumans, only their crazy government
Not directly. You’ll often hear people refer to them as a hive mind collective incapable of enjoying life and being utterly brainwashed by the WPK. It’s not direct but the media often portrays them as subhuman and subservient with no autonomy when that simply isn’t the case.
it's only the supreme sadist and his minions that are subhuman
@@i.theworstguys298 In the end, they will do what they are told. They have little
choice.
The interviewer has an incredible ability to ask certain questions that show the viewers how hypnotized the citizens of this country are, while simultaneously showing courtesy and a natural curiosity to the interviewee.
I agree! She was highlighting the propaganda and hive mind so subtly without being disrespectful to their customs. She is a wonderful interviewer.
I think that the fact that she speaks Korean and there is no need for an interpreter helps the situation a lot. The people seem more relaxed this way than with other foreigners who don't have a Korean background
@@arielamieva9468 agreed.
If they unify, they will be an absolute powerhouse in the region, and nobody wants that...
Born again in the name of Jesus Christ...Jesus Christ the way to heaven to your Father in Heaven
When Ms. Cho, S. Korean film maker, obtained a German passport, she was finally granted the permission to visit N. Korea. ( Btw, she was asked to make the doc. about N. Korea by her German friend & film maker.) After having visited there not just 1 or 2 times but as many as 6 times, she had finally created this doc. regarding N. Korean civilian life. She was invited to Japan to render the seminar about this doc. & lectured them how average people live there, Cause this is unavailable on UA-cam in Japan, & so shown only on college campuses. All in all, it is fair to say that this doc. depicted the current average or above average people's life more or less accurately. Enjoyed, admired & appreciated it a lot & much obliged to Ms. Cho, Sung-Hung. My highest commendation & kudos to her. From the USA. (01/02/22)
Hi, It is a very good documentary. Thanks for giving the details behind the film making. The people are brainwashed through and through. 😭Bad selfish dictator 💢
@@jgreen7070 I can't agree more!! & thanks for your nice comment. Conscienceless, compunctionless, sadistic & narcissistic or egoistic & least educated tyrant brat he is!!! Have a fantastic day wherever you reside. From California. (01/03/22)
@@markokada7311 Hi, I can't agree more 😜 Best Wishes for 2022 from London
Our way (03/01/22)😂 or (03/Jan/22)
why is this video not available in Japan? Is it censored?
@@happykiwi I' don't know why but the Japanese news simply stated it was not shown on UA-cam in Japan. I moved to the USA decades ago but watch Japanese news on occasion since that is my native tongue. Thanks for inquiring though. Stay away & safe from Omicron virus amidst the dour plight of the COVID 19 pandemic. (01/23/22)
the "please come find me" at the end is so beautiful. i wish nothing but strength and happiness for the Korean people. much love from the US, maybe i have some revolutionary clothes in my closet!
wow this has to be the most personal, daily life, not biased interview. i have seen tens of documentaries but this one takes the cake. especially seeing a north korean talking to a south korean speaking mother tongue. this is insane.
I am visiting there two months later
@@murtadhaalhashmi9401 that's awesome! Keeps us posted and make a video if you can!
Not biased? :D this whole documentary is a goddamn show which the North has combed trought thoroughly before allowing it to be published by this southerner
Yes i was moved too by them speaking the same mother language.
@@Raccoon_A All documentaries are biased.
But the porpouse of this one is to show us that they are humans with dreams, friends, etc. Many times when we think of a country we dehumanize the people that live there, this is to show that we all have our similarities, that there are some situations that are universal to all human beings.
I personally really liked it, I did see that sometimes they were reluctant to answer some of her question, but most of them looked calm and honest. Also, it shows you that North-Korea is not really this ancient civilization (at least in the capital) and that they are very self-sufficient.
The sad fact is the longer they are divided the more difficult it will be for reunification. The differences between the 2 is enormous after 70 years.
This is sad
At least they dont know better 😪
The other thing is that their ideals and politics are much too different.
I think there's always gonna be the chance for reunification.
They're the same nation, divided only by ideology.
Of course it's going to be very long and hard process, for instance eastern Germany is still visibly behind west Germany, even after all these years and bilions of euro's invested in east.
To make it worse, alot of people in Asia are very receptive instead of reactive and it would be very difficult to make revolt against their rulers.
"Please come back, look for me" this part got me shedding tears
North Koreans are a remarkable people.. resilient..good natured ..hard working... dignified...they deserve the respect that this wonderful documentary gives to them .
Are you one of Kim’s men?
@@zakimuharam2978 you don't have to be in a fan or like the regime or ideology to respect the people !
They *win" a war with the biggest empire of our time and survived, they made their country from a rubble of what they were, with terrible blockades and continue standing
@@zakimuharam2978 It's scary how people like you will just excuse their own blatant racism by pretending they're only mad at the government.
@@zakimuharam2978 why do you say that? It is the people who suffer and they are doomed to follow the absolute power of their tyrant. If you want to blame someone, blame Kim, not the ill-fated pawns he uses as he pleases.
North Koreans are the victims of a criminal regime that does not let them even know about the rest of the world and are made to live in misery. Poor them.
I have never seen people as wholesome as the North Koreans. They deserve nothing but happiness and fulfilment!
Beautiful people who starve and nobody cares not even the evil god who starves his people so he can build his army .
@@kimg6060 It's sad. People like to talk about everybody except what the North Koreans are enduring
I think you will find most people and cultures very interesting and wholesome in their own ways of you could see them this well documented
what the UN did to Korea, not just the north the whole nation, easily makes the list of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, i hope for the brightest future for all of Korea
@@Comuniity_ You're brainwashed.
This needs more views and comments. It really humanizes North Korea as a country. It's easy for people to forget North Korea is a place full of human beings with dreams and feelings. Well done. Shedding light on such a misunderstood place.
Maybe you could go there and live since it's so misunderstood?
@@jaquino451 “oh you’re defending a socialist country? Why don’t you go move to said country that’s been decimated militarily and/or via sanctions! Checkmate commies!”
@@c4ptfr0zen80 well if they weren't threatening to blow up half the world woth nukes maybe that wouldn't be happening?
@@jaquino451 they are not threatening to blow up half the world with nukes that’s propaganda, they only have nukes to defend themselves from the US and it’s allies. Why tf would North Korea want to blow up any other country? They just want to be able to live but the US keeps sanctioning them and fucking them over
@@c4ptfr0zen80 no they are not they are not threatening to take over South Korea and turn it into a communist shit hole.
23:00 "military service made me realize grandma was alright" is a funny as hell take
my grandpa born in 1945 was separated from his father and his 3 siblings during the Korean War. Documentaries like this makes me think if I have relatives in the north and weather there are still alive or not
my great-grandfather was a partisan in WW2 and my mom and granma become very proud when they talk about him
It's such a relief to watch a documentary of life in the DPRK where the journalist isn't asking awkward questions that everyone knows the citizens aren't allowed to answer. She's polite, and allows them to talk about themselves and just give a little a bit about their daily lives - which I think is what most of us are curious about, since we know good and well these people can't answer openly about their thoughts on the government and politics.
So... you're happy the journalist is going along with the social norms instituted by a tyrannical and oppressive regime?
How can you approve of a journalist NOT asking about politics in such a place and completely ignore the propaganda constantly being regurgitated by the people as if they are trying to appease the state... it is all for show... and it is bullshit.
In a place like North Korea, if you do not dig a little deeper you will only ever see what the government wants you to see and hear things from the people that the government has conditioned them to say out of fear.
I like that too
@@alexanderk7422 you do realise that "digging deeper" can get you arrested in a place like N Korea?
Bogdan A obviously not
I agree. Wonderful to see a journalist respect them as human beings trying to make the best of their situation, as everyone does in whatever theirs is, and not see the NK's squirm or almost cry as the interviewer knows full well they are trying to get them in trouble asking them about things the interviewer KNOWS they can't say out loud. There's good things and bad things about every situation and setup...including their economy, and our economy.
When the teacher said that the children don't want to go home because they have so much food and snacks it really broke my heart!
She said they even have snacks. Meaning that it is a big deal 😞
@@dreamestate5587 That is not the same at all. No comparison. Kids in North Korea, the average child is always hungry
@@dreamestate5587 dude they're starving over there and 3 meals are only for the elite,let alone snacks.
They used to put grass in their rice!
Do you understand what's going on there?
@@annalisam9999 It's...literaly just children not wanting to go home, stop it with this paranoia
@@ermellino3578 it's NORTH KOREA!! It's not paranoia, in the late 90s 3 million people starved to death how ignorant are you wow
My father's hometown is Geumseong-ri, Donghae-myeon, Gilju-gun, North Hamgyeongbuk-do, North Korea
When we are unified, the first thing I want to do is run to my hometown
I love this documentary film. It is totally different from what I have seen before. Balanced and easy to understand. I wish more people could see it to make a well-informed view of North Korea. Definitely, I have learned something new today, the people in North Korea are just ordinary citizens with light humor. They are polite and down-to-earth. Thank you Sung-Hyung Cho.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
There is no balance to this film. It is a snapshot of elite life - not th reality for the average North Korean struggling for their next meal.
@@kevinmadden956 Bro you think the women working in a textile factory for 14kg of food a month are the north korean elite? You think the farming collectives who heated their houses with methane from human excrement were a snapshot of the elite?
What do you think it's supposed to look like if this was not a balanced look into the lives of ordinary north koreans?
@@kevinmadden956 😂😂😂 Keep couping about that lie.
well, but why are they all so thin?
This is a masterpiece of a documentary . By far the best one ever made about North Korea . I may be over reacting , but this feels like a piece of art . Congratulations
There seem to be many who agree with you. I'm less sure about it, personally. It is very, very polite. But risks being obsequious in a place like the PRNK and failing to even try to see beyond the surface of what the regime puts in front of your camera. In fact, mostv of what she was shown is from the repertoire of propaganda sites that the North loves to bring foreigners to.
The interviews are more lengthy in this documentary but everything said is rather routine. No one on camera ever took a risk of being seen saying anything but what is expected of them by the state. How much they are holding back we will never know.
But perhaps the director has gotten on the good side of the Kim regime now. I hope she uses that to the advantage of the real interests of the people of North Korea, which are never really mentioned anywhere in this documentary.
@@ems7623 A lot of people like you are saying the same thing and it's frustrating. You can't legally get tape of North Korea that's not staged. That said, the way she conducts herself with a culture that's twin to her own culture of origin, with their native language and the way she asks the questions motivate answers that have a lot of substance. I think you miss the point because you're not reading between the lines and I invite you to rewatch it, with special emphasis on the faces and the expressions of the people talking. There are so many subtle details to be appreciated and she does a great job of putting it into light from that whole pile of coreographed bs.
@@davidthemax2942 I totally agree with you. Yes, their answers were standard, but there is a lot of substance and nuance in everything they're saying. Absolutely beautiful documentary!
I especially liked how the old lady at the end was talking about reunification.
It honestly felt like she really wants her country freed.
@I am me and the massacres in SK too please and how the US literary bombed both Korea to dust.
It is a masterpiece. It's so relieving to see an unbiased look at a world that has been demonized by western media for so long. The people of North Korea deserve just as much respect as anybody else, and this is by far and away the most respectful, down to earth documentation of life in North Korea on UA-cam, period.
That teacher teaching the students English seems like she's awesome at her job, I like her teaching style.
she corrected the kids english wrong when he actually said it correctly. He said "Open" She corrected him with "Op-pin" i died laughing. You know most of all that crap was faked for the foreign tv producers.
I thought it was forced and hard hunny u must be a small little man ugh
@@lisavanderpump7475 What?
@@jbtravelssolo7596 dude are you stupid? Cant you differentiate a satire (The Interview) from reality? Dont you realize it would cost north korea more to fake all this (train actors, especially child actors which isnt easy) than to just show reality? Ofc they wont show you the prisons, but what they do show you is real. No country has ever done that, westerners could also visit the USSR, GDR and other socialist countries when they existed. They faked that too? Seriously dont you realize how stupid this sounds?
@@paiosfranen It's still propaganda. Even though it shows a more ordinary side of North Korea than most documentaries, it's still highly selective.
Amazing documentary. I have found of special interest the intelligent way these people avoid wasting energy and carefully plan their resources. Probably due to the lack of them, but it is still inspiring to see how few you need to make a living if you really commit to it. They live in hard conditions (economically speaking), but the aount of effort they put into work and living is surprising. Definitely this documentary makes us think that beyond politics, life goes on and people just wants to work and be successful on their own way.
Definitely this documentary makes us think that beyond politics, life goes on and people just wants to work and be successful on their own way.
100% true!
Keep in mind you only saw the privileged!
@@angganavillera yeas, like the mídia makes you believe that you can only have One haircut, that they feed their generals to dogs and have prison "camps" without even showing any prove, and you steel believe. What she is showing is one part of truth, but it's certainly more then the liberal midea can do. Do you know what's is happening in Yemen?
@@tyroneellison6862 there ia no privilegie, because there ia no private property, if you work you gain, if not, then you don't have nothing. That differ of our burgouse, they don't work, we work for then, the only thing that made North Korea so poor was the American imperialism the take land from, out of nothing just for political economic porpoise.
They plan their resources because they have a socialist production system. That way they can plan their whole economy based on workers needs and not waste billions of money in profit for an already rich bourgeoisie class
I kept laughing at the painter.omg i cannot with how straightforward he is.😂😂😂
why the hell no one talking about how adorable the Korean teacher is in the dorm.. world needs more teachers like her
hey😊
coomer
@@mast3r346 ????
That female officer’s voice gives me peace.. such a lovely voice♥️
I feel like she was whispering so as to not be heard.
So pretty
I agree.. i also like her attitude and how she refrained herself. It is rare now
I think she was treated like a servant, I think it's a very male dominated society.
@@ceciliahayward2239 You think so you don't know, don't just make ignorant statements about another's country or culture. Just because you believe them to be inherently evil.
My heart went out to the clothing factory women...I sincerely hope their lives are peaceful and hopeful. One of the very best documentaries I have ever seen!
Repetitive target-driven work like that is hard all over the World no matter where you are. You should have a look at an Amazon warehouse job! These young women seem to have a decent lunch break and they look happy enough, they certainly gained a great deal of joy from the dancing break! Ofc part of the reason they have to work so hard is the economic sanctions imposed on them which makes them less competitive than unsanctioned countries.
@@Reem-ne7nn You didn't watch it then? The girl who was interviewed says she took on the job because she loves clothes and wants to be a designer. Market forces work there as they do here, they have unemployment, if you want disposable income you take on a job, they are not slaves as you imply. They also have free housing and health care and women in NK retire aged 55. Ofc they can't comment on political matters they are in an authoritarian single-party State. There are historical reasons for that. Believe your eyes, these women have hard jobs but they are happy, safe on their streets (unlike in the West) well fed, and well educated.
@@benedictearlson9044 Don't misunderstand yourself about this ...
100% they show what they like to but reality is cruel.
They're simply prisoners on them country and must to follow non human rules. Who dare to try escape his family is killed behind. You really don't know nothing about poor people there.
@@justyou5017 Families of defectors are not killed, you have no evidence of that because it doesn't happen. What you say is propaganda, why don't you simply stick to the truth? What is wrong with the truth? The fact is NK became Communist under a popular revolution. The people wanted Communism and they largely still do. Do they have political freedom? No. Do they have jobs, housing, food, free education and healthcare? Yes. North Koreans would be much happier and healthier if Western sanctions were removed, that is their main economic issue.
@@Reem-ne7nn That's simply untrue. Local State and Western media feature public performances about their leader but that is not by any means the entirety of the artistic scene in NK. Much like a National Anthem sung before a sporting event, these 'leader' songs are a small part of the repertoire. Regardless, life in many countries is equally frustrating and hard. Try being an artist in Afghanistan, you will be murdered. Try being a poet in Pakistan who writes about the Koran, you will be murdered. Try being a woman in India who wants to ride a bus safely in Western clothes, you will likely be raped. Try walking the streets at night in many areas of US cities and you will likely be robbed, beaten or killed. NK has very safe streets. As for artistic freedom of expression, did you know most Classical and Baroque composers were obliged to either write every piece about God or the Church? And most Romantic period composers had to write about and for benefactors. Shakespeare had to write in allegory to avoid being locked up for treason. Artists have always struggled in one way or another and many famous artists in the West lived and died in poverty. NK is not a perfect place to live but neither is any country.
As that grandson said.
Reunification is just as same as met their own people, basicly both koreans shares same cultures.
Warm heart words from grandma is best part.
To unite them, both people needs understanding and cooperate on what life values of both people. Then share their best parts of their life values and blend it to be teamwork. This part is my best values, that part is your best values, let do together to achieve better life.
They were rejoining but were stopped by America who were afraid 😨 to loose their control over South Korea.
@@Give_Peace_a_Chance123 Please know the history before commenting.The south was invaded by the north. Its the North the keeps it people isolated, brainwashed and forbiden to leave under penalty of death if they do. That says alot about who really is afraid
@@Give_Peace_a_Chance123 so true 😂
@@Give_Peace_a_Chance123 And look at the two now. South Korea was better for it.
Communists deserve to be "kept warm" for the rest of their lives.
they will find it difficult to reunite as long as there is still the United States interfering.
Hands Down - The best documentary on North Korea that I've seen. Well done.
Yes! I found them to be so much more open because the interviewer was Korean in the other documentaries I think they were scared because they are american interviewers
@@troyesivanstan2525 Yes a one-way ticket to gulag will cause anyone to choose their words carefully
THE SOLDIERS LOOK ILL AND POOR
CHINA HAS TO PROP IT UP OTHERWISE THE ECONOMY WOULD COLLAPSE AND CHINA WOULD BE FLOODED WITH REFUGEES
@@billsamuls7620 South Koreans aren't much...bigger.
By far, by FAR the best documentary on North Korea I have ever seen, thank you for making this available to the world to see, for free. Wow.
All I can learn are that the environment is so clean everywhere including the houses and the streets. And people who she interviewed are so nice. They answer her question willingly and warmly. All of them are so skillful in their respective field.
What a distorted view of North Korea you have... that in case you are no fake account. No activity.
That's why they should be like this way. Way out of reach of Western influence.
@@Naveenbr-kp8gc1yi3d yes. And dying of hunger and in prison camps for trying to survive.
Its one of another propaganda from north Korean regime to let other people know how peacefully the people their live just watch the interviews or podcasts of those n koreans whom ran from north korea than you will get to see what it is actually
@@germandiago2193 yes, the capitalist society where the police can kill you without any fear of repercussions, where the common person cannot afford rent, let alone buy a home, where healthcare is so expensive people will rather die than get treated, and it's the socialist society that's bad. Cope.
The interviewer is so respectful, i really like this documentary. That girl at the clothing factory is the sweetest. I hope she has a happy life.
Oh, I really hope Gum Hyang is able to accomplish her dream of being a self-made designer! I wish there was a way to support her goal and buy her clothes for encouragement, she seems like a really sweet woman and a hard worker!)
i was thinking this too, her skills would be so valuable in the states.
@@streetpotato5574 if only the states and her allies would stop the embargoes she might have a better quality of life
@@eemilsavolainen5129 we have embargos for a reason...Altough it is heartbreaking because ultimately the Korean people suffer, stoping the embargos would not be a good thing like at all.
@@annakaraski9171 there would be significantly less suffering in DPRK if there was no embargoes. Why punish the people if you disagree with the leaders?
@@eemilsavolainen5129 🤔😆😆
Sad to say...still no reunification grandma😪 it will take a very long time for this to happen. It warms my heart how sincere and happy she was about meeting you from the South. I wish you had more raw footage like this to share😊
Yup. And the grandson was saying they are basically the same people but he doesn't know that the mindsets and values of North and South koreans are completely different
I can feel so much care and so much respect went into the making of this video. Thank you for sharing.
The best propaganda, is always lovingly crafted.
@@NitroU- Propaganda is when I don't like
Everyone already spoke of how fantastic and professional Sung-Hyung Cho produced this most informational and relatable view of North Korea, so I'm leaving my comment simply for the boost it gives :)
Thank you for an impeccably grounded and genuine look into such an isolated existence.
I've never felt so emotional and patriotic over a swimming pool before
it hits different when you learn about how it was built and the real people that made it happen... i wish the workers' efforts were more visible like this everywhere
U mean u support socialistic/communistic ideals?
🐀☠️
Umm I bet she puked after she ate that food.🐁🐁
@@binimbap You realise that probably didnt play out like that right? Thats the propaganda at work that you just fell for...
That artist dude made me believe those people aren't just actors, I mean I would never allow someone who say things like "she is ugly so I don't paint her face on my painting" to be filmed.
“She is uglier than you” so mean
They were all pretty so I don’t understand lol
@@maddie5730 I thought the original factory girl was much prettier than the one he painted.
Londonfogey yeah i agree
@@Londonfogey Yeah, she was smokin'
An incredible documentary film, thank you for sharing this piece of work. After having seen many documentaries on NK and having read various books on the country, this film shows a rare glimpse of everyday life that many films don’t show. And I can’t help but think that even this work will have been ‘vetted’ to some extent by the regime. Some nice interviews with some lovely people, all with the personal element of a native interviewer- that’s made such a huge difference to the film.
The final scene of ‘Please come back, look for me’ was very tear worthy.
@I am me • 25y ago I could explain, which country would you like to? India? Bangladesh? rdc? mexico?
@I am me • 25y ago almost all of north Korea's industry and infrastructure was destroyed by American bombing campaigns. After all that they were able to recover and rebuild. Now days north Korea is above average for southeast Asia in terms of nutrition.
This is the first documentary I have seen that we're able to speak directly the people from different aspects of life without guards. I'm amazed to hear their reality straight from the people both from the rich and the poor. It is admirable how the lady who works in the sewing factory looks at her situation positively and her mindset that she has passion for the profession she does..
A thoughtful and sensitive portrayal of the gentle people that live in North Korea. One can read between the lines to understand that a lot more is unsaid......beautiful
So true
quite literally putting words into people's mouths 🙏
It seemed like a lot of them wanted to say more but seemed to cut themselves off. Just something I noticed but this is a great documentary! Very different from the typical DPRK documentaries.
Yes. Unfortunately they have no freedom of expression. No one can express themselves freely for fear of punishment.
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@55:26 the brainwashing starts so young, it' so heartbreaking & creepy as well...
I'm 10000% sure they did when the cameras shut off
I don't want to anything about their socio economic life, or how much freedom they enjoy, it's free on UA-cam, anyone can see and draw the conclusion,its simple
but I just want to say the quality of this documentary is far better than those documentaries of other media house's, atleast the director didn't pass her own judgement, she kept her faith in the viewers' discretion
One of the best North Korean documentary. i enjoyed watching locals in different fields speak about their jobs and daily lives, and dreams! the interviewer was respectful.
This just shows how much propaganda we're fed by our own media. A good friend of mine once stayed there for a month, and he didn't want to leave (unfortunately he had to). He said that of course the people are told that their country is great, their leaders can be trusted, and that their system is the best in the world. Strangely enough, that's exactly what we're told by our own governments in the West...funny that!
Interesting and touchy part at 25:37 when the young lady serving soup ( maybe soup ) was saying , " Grandma, I think we have to cook more rice for the film team."
i like her voice and how humble she is.i love her facial expressions.so sweet.i like her full hair too.
Class act
So caring... :(
So called 情
Permission has to be granted
I love how this documentary portrays these people as human beings rather than the brainwashed savages that are usually seen in documentaries made by westerners.
The North Korean government doesn’t allow fish eyes to go unscripted like this lady is allowed to.
@@saucejohnson9862 true
ehhh but they are definitely brainwashed..i mean the govt has done decent amount of mind fucking to these poor people.
@@afrosymphony8207 agreed but at least this documentary tries to portray them with as much humanity as possible.
They aren't brainwashe lol,they constructed the country they wanted,the "brainwashed savages" is the biased propaganda that brainwashed sheepies have
Life looks so peaceful in this video. I love how everyone kept smiling but i could actually see the pain in their eyes. They tried their best to smile.Every human deserves the best life!
Congratulations to the filmmaker and her team. I was happy to see her reception by the people she met and to hear of their hopes for reconciliation with South Korea.
I hope she can someday make a new documentary without constant chaperones and restrictions to certain people and places.
God the documentary is just unbelievable. I've watched so many I'm obsessed and I've never seen anything like this before even close this is so real
that's because there are no "minders" telling her what she can and can not do
Watch the documentary N Korean Millenials/The Jangmadang Generation to hear North Koreans speak without fear of reprisal. Much more human and natural, talking about the underground economy and entrepreneurship.
good actors
Real? There are minders, and the filmmaker has explained she was not allowed anywhere without a "partner". This is not real from the citizens. This is what the NK allows to be filmed and the people know if they say the wrong thing, they will be killed. We know majority of North Koreans are starving, which the Red Cross and all defectors have confirmed that. Did you seriously believe everyone gets so much rice, they can generously donate half of it to others? The "realness" is showing how filmmakers can't get real and only can get scripted fakeness the NK government plans and forces by threat of force.
North Korea is pure crime, a mafia exploiting their population, the most cruel regime existing nowadays in the face of the Earth when having an unauthorized call can get you executed. Where a man that killed a cow and had tuberculosis was publicly executed. Where a friend of a defector that escaped was publicly executed for watching a Hollywood film. The place where if you do not report your neighbour for saying something not aligned means that if someone reports you you will be reported as well and go to a forced-labour camp.
The place where there is deliberated starvation induction and extermination (find the UNO report on it).
No, North Korea is the most cruel place to live in the world, with a GDP per capita of 1,300 international usd. That is half of what Laos has and a 3rd of Vietnam's! People are malnourished and you have to do all kind of illegal stuff to survive, so the police can catch you at ANY time arbitrarily. If you are a defector and a male it is very likely they will go for your family.
The price of a life in the eyes of North Korean government is not worth even the life of an animal, as the public execution of a man that killed a cow (state-owned) and sick of tuberculosis to eat demonstrates.
North Korea is inhuman.
i cried with the farewell line ..'please come back'......i can feel the thirst of love .
Seeing these people living simply, like the first man who was happy with just being a pool worker, shows the difference between the capitalist and socialist societies. In one society, you always need to be working extra in a job you hate for the money, while in the other, you can choose something you are happy with and live a simple yet fulfilling life.
So real
I didn’t realise how beautiful the North Korean countryside is. It’s like something straight out of a painting. I wish I could visit, it looks like it would be a really nice place to holiday. When Korea hopefully reunites or if North Korea opens up more, I think they could definitely turn it into a relaxing holiday destination. It reminds me of the French countryside for some reason. I would love to stay in a small North Korean village in the countryside. It seems like it could be a peaceful place with lovely people.
I’m pretty sure they’re just letting us see what they want us to see. In reality, it’s not nice. Maybe some people living in that capital city have it better off but majority of people are suffering. Most of these people are brainwashed. Look up yeonmi park’s experience. She was a North Korean who escaped.
So you want to change it into gran canaria. Great.
20:28 the plastic film on the controller! 😆
Some things are universal, wherever you are!
This is amazing! In all the other docs I’ve seen the filmmakers were assigned several “handlers” & were only allowed to film surface life in Pyongyang or the DMZ, the handlers repeatedly telling them to turn off the camera. You actually went into the villages & these people treated you like one of them! This is by far the most intimate portrait I have seen! Wonderful, educational & enlightening!
Bravo to the interviewer and film crew
This of course was the show areas for the foreigners to see. This is not life in NK.
@@johnmark6628 Perhaps. But I’d expect Kim Jong un to construct more affluent villages to show to us, the rest of the world. The farming family was dirt poor! And why have we never seen these areas before now, in previous documentaries on North Korea?
My conclusion is .... Apart from opresive system they live healthy ecological life we want to have. Clean air organic food unspoiled nature. There is order and hard work and respect. IT is the pity that they are trapped and brainwashed. But as a society they have future.
not only that, but in many documentaries, there was a lot of complaining from the crew side, which really, in my opinion, ruined those videos.
But you're absolutely right, this is by far the best one.
it was so cute how happy the grandson was when his grandmother praised him, at the end of the day it is absurd to think that the sensationalised media is an accurate representation of the everyday north korean
The silence that comes after every time they finish speaking is too painful for me. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like they’re keeping themselves from tearing up and losing it.
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55:33 It's so cute and funny at the same time how the kids couldn't keep focus on their teacher lol
The lady at 1:12:27 is so beautiful and looks sincerely happy. I know their life is not perfect but she is blessed to find happiness.
On film, they cannot look depressed or unhappy. It would be a bad way to portrey North-Korea and is punishable. Nothing is sincere. The only people who talk sincerely about North-Korea, are the ones who have escaped it. They all speak of horrors about living in North-Korea. Don't let the propaganda hit you.
@@rodysummertje Shut Up.
@@thefierce4324 Thats the cencorship i needed. Thank you
@@rodysummertje
“Don’t let the propaganda hit you”
Very ironic since all of your info on the DPRK is western imperialist media LMFAO. The defectors you speak of have all been proven to be pathological lairs like Yeonmi Park.
@@ricardo8640 Right, but the greedy socialist pigs are telling the truth, right?
This is by far the best documentary about North Korea I've ever seen, I wish I could understand the language to get deeper into the dialogues and interviews. Great work, congratulations and thank you for sharing
I have seen several docs on North Korea and this one is by far one of the best. So interesting to see the various Koreans. I hope a reunification will occur soon as these people are currently stuck in a cocoon. Great respect and admiration to them. Well done to the filmmaker.
Reunification under capitalism or none at all.
@@sovietbot6708terrible idea. Reunification under socialism.
Dang, just watched the best NK Documentary out of the 100's I've seen.
Am I the only person amazed by the tractor dude. He wasn't provided a home with heat or electricity but he engineered it so that he could have both. I totally believed his wife when she said she thought he could do anything. The dude setup his own solar and had no shame in making his own bio-diesel. I would not fair as well as he and his family does if I was thrown in that situation. That's way more than just making lemonade out of lemons. The dude definitely has an engineers mind. Shame he can't profit from it.
He might profit a lot from it, through the respect of his peers, wife and family. While that is not much in terms of richness, it is still worth a lot to feel valued by the people around you. Things are seldom only black or white.
I guess I see a lot of stuff they used to do on farms in the olden days. Animal poop (and I suppose what's the diff between that and people poop) really was widely used as a fertilizer years ago in the U.S., and has been discontinued b/c of various reasons. He didn't "make" that solar panel...he bought it. And it wasn't that unusual, again in the olden days, to make your own bio-diesel. He's a smart, wonderful guy I'm sure, but I see a lot of stuff they used to do on the farms years ago in the U.S. (except the solar, of course). You do with what you have.
@@martinziegler Depends entirely on how much it is drained during that time.
Everything is not done with the sole purpose of profit. Everything doesn't work the way capitalists want it to.
People lives in other countries can not understand the situation the people in. Everything is controlled including what the farmer said. The life he showed us is more like a show than his real daily life.
The fact the girl said she couldn't say what she does as an officer. Special duties or something like that. Worries me. And the man that said he wouldn't paint someone ugly or something like that. You can tell the difference in art from north Korea to anywhere else in the world. I paint happiness and pain. It's not all beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in the eyes of the right person
Beautiful documentary though 🙏❤️
wow, they honestly look so full of life. I live in the US and these days everyone looks so miserable and empty inside; most people I know are unhappy or depressed in some shape or form, especially young people like myself. We're constantly glued to our phones and feeling as though we have no purpose in our lives. I feel this way too, all the time. There is no sense of community here; no unity, no greater purpose to fight for as a collective. Here there is an 'every man for himself' mentality because we're all in a constant state of competition with one another, persistent fighting just so that we can "make it". Every day is survival for many of us because the government doesn't take care of it's people and provide them with the basic necessities to live. I really think the culture here is dead and crumbling. I really wonder what it must be like to feel so purposeful everyday; even at a job that if you were to work at in the US would leave you feeling a sense of worthlessness, as well as providing you with a less-than livable wage as most the companies here in the US don't care about it's workers anyway. The only thing that is prioritized is profit, and I often feel that the people here are just treated as machines to feed these unfair systems of power, looked down upon by those in the very top wealth brackets, and not really seen as individuals or humans for that matter. It's very soul sucking. North Korea is far from ideal, but it gives us a glimpse into an early stage of what a future society without capitalism could look like.
Very well said. God bless from Ca
Doesn't it look good just watching this video?
It is a propaganda document produced by the North Korean authorities.
People always crave a world they haven't experienced.
But when most people experience it, they realize it's a completely different world than they thought.
However, it is often too late to return to the original world.
For example, North Korea has no place to buy a new lid if the lid of the toilet is broken in a flush toilet.
no one buys me a toilet cap.
Even if North Korea develops nuclear weapons, it has no intention of opening the door to the nation and revitalizing the economy for the people.
This is because it is to protect the Kim family's regime, which is Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un.
North Korea has an intranet, a North Korean-led communication network, but only a handful of international networks are available to Kim Jong-un and special groups, and everyone but Kim Jong-un must get prior approval and censorship for using the Internet.
That is the reality of North Korea
@@STARGATE_SGC Korea shall be liberated and unified by the DPRK. Look at the hell capitalism produced in South Korea.
@@latviesustrelnieks1997 Are you crazy? Is capitalism in hell only produced in Korea? Apart from China, the United States, Japan, Europe, and Russia, can capitalism in hell be produced only in Korea? Also, does the entire 23 million people in North Korea eat well and live well? The gap between power and the rich and the poor has been and will continue since the history of mankind, both in the East and in the West.
Concerning the artist, I think that the working girl is absolutely gorgeous. Then he said he took a girl more beautiful for the head but I think the working girl was more beautiful. Her face was so pure and so nice.......This guy wasted it................
I thought the same. I suppose that artist sees beauty more differently but I thought the original person was more delicate and pretty. As we say in the West, "Beauty is in the eye if the beholder." It seems this artist man likes more robust features types.
@Oliver Gomez_G2
This is an accurate observation and I'll refrain myself from speaking my mind about that ""comrade" painter!
He also made the working girl uncomfortable with his way of asking her to pose. That is not how you make a model comfortable, especially if that person never modeled before. You should show respect towards the work someone does and capture that aura in your photos.
@@denidale4701 She was also being filmed by the documentary crew at the same time
He couldn’t admit that the working girls’ smile was what he didn’t like. She was beautiful, but she was clearly uncomfortable with him. It wasn’t a genuine smile.
That last part broke my heart when the grandma was talking about the soldier who died on the tracks: "I was very envious. How nice it would be if the hero were my grandson." Meanwhile, her grandson is right there. I'm sure the grandmother of that war hero is proud of her grandson, of course, but would rather he still be alive. Granny seems so nice but she should be grateful for her grandson's health and safety. No one should have to die a war hero. That's not something I think we should be envious of or aspire for, personally. Anyways, great documentary.
I think it was about more doing for your people, saving your people, belong your people, and I see nothing wrong with that
@@kiythetheocrat5723 I understand I’d maybe rather see my relative die a hero than a traitor of his principles. But why would you even wish this situation, this choice upon a person you love?
You should always be proud of your people, especially when they give all they could to defend your land.
Yeah, I would feel devastated if my mom or grandmother said that. They're so brainwashed that they can't even value their own family, love was taken away from them, they've been taught to only "love" the dictators.
Not me. I don't see dying for someone else to be of any intelligence. We should not have wars in the first place. That's the real problem. Grandma is selfish and is continuing the saga of wars. Time to graduate from it.
This is the most insanely honest documentary without any narrative .
This is an honest documentary, correct. But do you know there are only about 1% of the whole nk population who are privileged? These kids are from the very privileged group who live in Pyongyang. That is why they are happy. The remaining 99% of the population are living in scraps and don't even know any English whatsoever. Still, it's worthwhile to say, at least the top 1% who are lucky enough to live in the capital lives a good life.
@@joji889 You do realize that's because of the West's sanctions that make them unable to import even basic medicines? And much of their issues stem from the fact that they had to start from the ground up, suffering from famine and severe population decline, after the West used explosives, incendiary bombs, and napalm to destroy nearly all of the country's cities and towns, including an estimated 85 percent of its buildings, and killed up to 20% of their population?
@@joji889 if you're not American you can easily visit them and see it for yourself
@@joji889 search in google images "Samjiyon" is a city in the same level as Pyoungyang
@@joji889 or "Chongjin"
everyone here at a very young age is conditioned to praise "the leader". Its so weird, it strikes me as a large cult....
Yeah it pretty much is
God bless America.
In western World, you also have cults namely Money, Banks, Consumerism, etc.
There is nothing wrong to praise your leaders/ ancestors. Indigenous groups do the same.
Kinda Wish they could see how beautifully this documentary has depicted their day to day lives. Good job.
A great interviews , well done to that lady
Please come back, look for me. ❤️ She has so much love, bless her soul.
This is the best documentary on the people of North Korea hands down, scripted or not. These are not bad people, they just figured out how to survive in the circumstances they were born into.
Finally a record of ordinary people in DPRK which is not a hysterical account of wild oppression and starvation
Best documentary on this subject I’ve seen so far. Great job!
This documentary is very nice and emotional. Although I'm not Korean, I hope I still alive to see Korea reunited and may it will be very soon.
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I also want Israel and Palestine United 🇮🇱 🇵🇸, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇧🇩, Ireland and UK 🇮🇪 🇬🇧, Spain and Portugal because why not 🇵🇹 🇪🇸, Antarctica and Greenland 🇦🇶 🇬🇱 lmao
@@gamermapper Yes, I want Israel Palestine united too! 🕊️🇮🇱❤️🇵🇸🕊️ We are tired of conflict.
@@bimabaguspambudhi1835 It's hard to be done. The US and China never accept that
@@koreaofficial1352 But why? It's not impossibel if the Korean people are committed.😢 Korea must neutral and reunificated by the Korean people itself, independent and non-aligned like Kim Il Sung's plan.
@@koreaofficial1352 Only not...ready.
This documentary is beyond brilliant. Hands down the best NK documentary. Thank You for this
People in the comments calling this propaganda like if western propaganda didn't exist and it's so EASY to see like just look at news like "it's mandatory to have the same haircut as kim jong um" and at the same time "it's illegal to have the same haicut as kim jong um"
I love how beautiful and untouched their land looks though. There is a lot of natural beauty in that country.
I agree that their scenery is beautiful. Still I can't help but think about all of the awful things it's the environment of. It's like how you look at a big grizzly bear and think of how beautiful it is, but you still have to remember it'd rip you to ribbons the moment it was given the chance.
That is hardly true. North Korea has chopped down so much of it's trees and forests. During the famine, there was no heating supplies so the average civilians and the military both mass chopped down those trees in order to heat fires to stay warm during the winter
Actually where is the wildlife. You never see birds or other common animals. WHY? Because people have used them as food during period of starvation. When you work on a farm you do not to get to keep what you grow. Not even for yourself. It all goes to the government and they give people just enough food to live. WOMEN get 1700 calories a day and men 2000. If they work in a more labor job women can get 2000 calories and men 2400. North Koreans ten to be 4 inches shorter then there southern neighbors all due the lack of food and getting it on a regular basis.
Cuba is the same. It's because Communists aren't greedy land speculators like capitalists, who don't care to destroy the environment for their filthy profit margin.
@@1sandinista Where are the birds and wildlife. Most of the trees are gone also. Just because something is clean does not mean they are environmental sound. Meanwhile N Korea go into small Russian coastal areas and overfishing so the locals there have nothing. It is a huge problem. For those small fisherman men in Russia. I have seen tons of videos of N Korea but not one bird except for a small scene in a little pond. But N Korea has nice film from the USA during the Depression of food lines telling those watching in North Korea that they are in line for Korean coffee ( why would the USA drink Korean coffee). The old video looks like NYC and they say notice there is no birds ( actually it was dead of winter in this video ) the American so hungry they ate them all. Well N Korea is the one noted for massive food shortages and starvation of its people and anything that moves for those who are hungry is fair game. Meanwhile Cuba is not like N Korea and to compare them is just insulting to Cuba.
No doubt this is one of the best documentaries. Appreciate how the team literally documented it as aliens, without trying to introduce or broach foreign point of view of life as such. Also the way they portrayed the beautiful outskirts and daily live of locals with as it was.
It was all staged mate, you ever heard of a teacher of such a small class asking a pupil his name?,
@@fenianbhoy5285 Yes during the beginning of a semester or when they are new. The teacher was literally teaching about the names of basic numbers the were clearly only starting their semester. Also, say the teacher is a fraud, how the fuck do you get a whole group of children to act that well? Try and think before you cook up such ridiculous conspiracy theories.
@@fenianbhoy5285 wheres your proof it was staged? how can you say this is staged but also believe countless debunked lies from western media and defectors paid to lie by the government? a government that you most likely don’t like? you’re a hypocrite.
@@fenianbhoy5285 What you are saying makes little sense to me. If they built a school building, housed kids in the dorms AND hired a competent teacher, what exactly would they stage? What do you think happens when the film crew leaves?
It’s all staged.
This was a really wonderful documentary, and probably the most enjoyable documentary about North Korea that I have ever seen. What we are shown is certainly very limited. But it does paint a more holistic picture of life in North Korea. It was also that in spite of economic sanctions, that China still distributes North Korean products, claiming that they are made in China. While we are officially condemning them, we are still blissfully ignorant of how they fit into the supply chain of cheap goods being imported into the US and Europe.
Very insightful, unbiased, and fascinating.
These people are happier and more fulfilled than any working class person in the west. It’s impossible for us to understand what socialism does for the spirit, which is why this seems so strange to us. But they have something we do not have, and never will have, as long as personal wealth is prioritized as our only virtue. We don’t know the joy of feeling a part of something bigger, connected to your comrades and country through everything you do. That sense of oneness and pride is alien to us. Most can’t even guess at it. This was the single best piece of media on North Korea I’ve ever seen. Well it’s tied with Blowback lol
Really well said. This documentary is really making me think a lot about the exact things you mentioned here. That spirit, that unity, that sense of purpose, is all missing.
@@ytchannel1682 I started thinking about this more after listening to Matt Christman’s streams. It’s something even most socialists (in the west) don’t think about. It’s what religious people are trying to replicate essentially. That community that’s built into a people-first societal makeup. Living without this poisons us in ways we don’t see and often never understand. Mass shootings, higher anxiety and depression diagnoses, earlier death. We live with a loneliness that we internalize without realizing it, which manifests in all types of destructive ways. Marxism truly is the answer to so many questions we are told have no answer. But it threatens the elites and so he’ll will just get hotter until we all burn up.
@@johnshinners9700 I one hundred percent agree. A lot of the people in the comments don't seem to understand this. It's not a glamorization of North Korea, and North Korea is still far from ideal and definitely has its own flaws, however it's really one if not the only country left that in its current state gives us an idea of what socialism almost completely untapped by capitalism and western influence could be like. It's a testament into what work and collectivism could possibly mean for us, hopefully in the future. This is so important for the rest of the world, especially now that globalization and capitalist expansion has spread itself unto almost every surface of the earth, it's hard to imagine what an alternative to our current systems could look like. The Ideologies of capitalism are so heavily ingrained in western culture that it completely buries the idea of socialist societies into the realm of otherworldly and unfeasible. In my opinion, without real life examples of how modern socialist nations could function (even in their imperfection), reimagining a different kind of world would be just another fictional pipe dream.
@@ytchannel1682 Yeah that’s true. Imagine a system like this unmolested by American hegemony. The only drawbacks for them are the direct result of our interference thru sanctions, etc. This exact system replicated in America would only see our standard of living increase, because the means of production already exist. The wealth already exists and the mechanisms to create it do as well. They’re just owned by craven elites and used to amass their own fortunes instead of to better the material conditions of the people.
They are starving to death, stop falling for propaganda. The decay of the west is being caused by the same poison that afflicts North Korea, atheism and communism.
Their eyes speak more then they say, and it's enough to see out of the box.
You took words out of my mouth. Regards
Yeah get your shit governments to remove sanctions so they can live properly
Yes... Its hard to pair their facial expression and eyes with the words they say. You can tell... u can just tell.... God this is very sad......
@@ThePeanutButterCup13 lol they wouldn't be living properly even without the sanctions
@@ThePeanutButterCup13 I guess you live on the moon or something... because every country on planet earth has embargos against them... and for good reasons.
I have watched a lot of documentaries on North Korea, this is by far the best and most genuine, it feels so real. Behind the façade of what is obviously allowed to be said, and what not, you get a real feeling for the soul of the people, - thank you!
All of this is staged... North Koreans literally screen photos that foreigners take and you aren't allowed to see anything that they haven't granted permission to see.
Educate yourself lady
This is one of my favorite documentaries ever. I really hope that you make something like this again about North Korea as soon as you're able
The American occupiers in the south and east need to leave North Korea alone.
Imagine how many products that were "Made in China" were actually made in North Korea
True ! I asked myself the same question and it feels unsettling
I wonder! Looks like LL Bean clothing.
Wow
@@jamesmorris3565 sanctions
Why suprised?
"Both men and women, everyone wishes to have their beautiful features highlighted."
*breathes in*
sir, you replaced her entire face with someone else's what exactly did you highlight!? How will anyone even know that's her!?
He was just painting a generic woman working on a specific machine. It wasn't suppose to be a specific person. I think he did a great job; most people want to be beautiful and have beautiful things around them. As for how he said things...I am friends with an artist and they are honestly just like that...blunt.
@@lennox2223 Woah dude, chill. Why are you attacking her attitude about beauty? What did she say that made you judge her attitude on beauty? She said 'most people', not herself and she is right. It's like saying that most people judge you by your looks; bitter truth whether we like it or not. He has an ego, sure but this is how it is, they don't know any better. Judging them by our standards is like a monkey judging a dolphin on its ability to climb a tree.
@@Kidkromechan you hit the bedrock. @Lennox have a broader sense. You're not an island.
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저는 한국인입니다. 북한 현지 주민들의 대화를 듣고 싶어서 이 동영상을 찾았습니다.
정말 잘 보았습니다. 비록 다큐멘터리라고 할지라도 그 위에 감시가 없다고 생각하기는 어렵지만, 그들과 조금이나마 일상적인 대화를 하는 모습이 좋았습니다. 북한의 자연의 모습은 순수한 한국 자연의 모습같네요. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.
North Korea has to be on the lookout and is defending themselves from enemies at all times. You must understand why the situation is like that.
Beautiful documentary. Thank goodness I stumbled upon it in YT.
This is my favorite documentary about North Korea and I have seen a LOT. It just feels so intimate to get to know the dreams and aspirations of North Koreans. It really provides a window into their lives and leaves me wanting more. A true masterpiece.