DPRK: The Land Of Whispers (North Korea Travel Documentary) (2013) // *CUT VERSION - see comments!*
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2013
- North Korea lies somewhere between a 1930′s Soviet Union frozen in time and a dark, futuristic vision of society... as imagined back in the 70′s.
"Land of Whispers" invites you to visit arguably the most unique and isolated travel destination in the world - not to criticize, but to observe and listen. Aside from usual highlights such as Pyongyang or Arirang, this unique one-man documentary brings you to areas such as Chongjin or Wonson, still virtually unknown to even google or wikipedia. There, I attempt to pierce through the ever-present 'national mythology' and as much as possible, I try to connect with people - such as the waitress mesmerized by tablet computers, or a tour guide cautiously fascinated by modern pop culture.
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* Jayu: The North Korean Human Rights Film Festival 2013 (Canada) / Official Selection *
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Hey can you please release in Canada!
I ain’t paying for shit
Makes me realize what I’ve taken for granted my whole life - being born in the USA🇺🇸. How blessed I truly am. Communism is evil.
"""For most people, either spontaneously or as a result of heavy indoctrination, really believe in all these things, they are true.So, even feeling so much anger towards their leaders, I realize that only by respecting the things they believe in,"""
IIn fact...
It's the same thing you can notice in Islamic extremists, in African tribes who believe in absurd things etc etc.
But it's the same for Westerners !!!
We believe that it is deeply right that there are people who have more wealth than an entire nation. we believe that it is right and normal that an entrepreneur who invoices millions can pay his workers 1400 euros a month.
We believe it is normal that a dishwasher works 14 hours a day for 1000 euros, and a notary earns 6 thousand euros a month to sit and put signatures.
Is it normal to pray to an imaginary being in the evening or to believe that a magical child was born 2000 years ago?
Is it normal to go to church to hear the same words and precepts millions of times, from a stranger and written by a few crazy hundreds of years ago?
What's the difference with Korean propaganda? It's exactly the same
All this is absurd and unrealistic for me..I don't understand how most give it as normal and fair.
Outside of the scientific facts, all cultures believe in meaningless things, I start from the human brain
I wonder why so many people including myself are addicted to watching North Korea videos.
curiosity and a strong inner will for change.
Nicholas Jordan same
Nicholas Jordan same me. im addicted to the video and culture
Same here, for the past week until now
We've been to the moon, mapped the stars, seen the ocean depths, but we still don't know jack about North Korea.
I feel horrible for that Korean man who missed his train
Didn't you hear? He wasn't "punished", merely "criticized"... for a week... in a labor camp.
@@orangejoe204 and once his kids and grandkids have finished being criticised they can move on.
Ig you had seen me when I missed my flight from Georgia to Florida you'd have thought I was boiled alive
This was probably the most humanizing documentary of North Korea. I respect your work for showing the people are not their government and that their curiosity and potential is just like any other Terran on Earth. Great work, sir.
The north Korean people, especially the young hate us. They refer to us as bastards.
I've been watching a few of the newer released vids and they talk to students. You should hear what they say. It's bone chilling.
The do projects and give oral reports and it always says a thing like"the American bastards must die" and "if we went to war we would win definitely, the American bastards will die and we will be victorious". That's not all. They teach them propaganda from the earliest age possible, and that's nearly impossible to turn around. If there was a war you'd be in danger of as young as teen years old children. They just don't know any better.
I've been watching Yoenmi Park videos recently. She escaped NK. She's very interesting and knowledgeable. Are had a hard life getting to where she is now. I recommend looking her up.
The worst?
The little boy playing the guitar at 30:51 gives me a major dose of the creeps....
It’s like watching a robot on a ride at Disney World.
Not natural,
Westoids are so stupid it's alsways funny
I am worried about jim.
Luke McGregor He's in a better place now.
frtard lol... probably yes.
Luke McGregor Well, either he's dead or still in North Korea. Either way, he's screwed.
+Whisper Turkey You should be. Part of the job of these "tour guides" is to resist any attempt to get them to soften up and deviate from the rules and Party line, as well as prevent any attempt by the Westerners to engage with regular citizens. Poor Jim had a soul, it seemed. If he didn't pay for it then, you can bet he paid for it after this documentary came out.
The government of the DPRK is terrified of Westerners because they bring information that NONE of these people have ever heard of. The "tour guides" are actually all secret policemen, by and large, and have been heavily indoctrinated for YEARS on how to resist and respond to Western lies and provocations. That's their job. If they get soft, they get "reeducated".
For what it's worth, if that's what really happened to Jim, then he suffered for the noble cause of truth and the eventual freedom of his people from censorship and lies.
poor jim
The notes on the MP3 player are the cutest thing ever. I wish the best for DPRK's people.
made me drop a tear ;-;
Legend has it that Jim was allowed to take the mp3 player with him to the hard labor camp, but he had no way to recharge it when he got there.
Man you got a gift for this documentary stuff. I clicked on the vid wanting to skim over the highlights of your trip and instead I watched it from beginning to end without any skipping
haha thanks a lot! Check out the new project i'm working on, too! igg.me/at/AndroidRed !
lol same here,
Etherium Sky Films & Media quick question because I am planning on going myself in the future. how were you so......rebellious? like there's a few times you ignore the tour guides instructions of no pictures. everything I am reading on Google is telling me that is 15 years in a North Korean labor camp
haha rebellious? Nah, i don't think so. I did/do my best to treat people - as people. That's all. I live in a different reality than them - but i don't think i'm in any way superior b/c of that. There were moments I would've liked to but didn't film - those you don't see in the film obviously.
As for Google - eh, don't trust it too much. I'm not saying it's not true, the rules/laws are crazy in NK, people have very challenging lives there - but still google mostly paints an over-simplified, generalized, one-sided picture presented mostly by people who have no firsthand knowledge or experience...
That said, check out this recent doc called 'Under the Sun' - a different film on NK, very well and interestingly done.
Etherium Sky Films & Media Got it. Will check that out. Last question: how did you cope with their food? Was it good? Or did you have to force feed yourself?
"Well, it was nice knowing you Jim": Kim, other 'tour guide' and Jim's assassin.
Seeing Jim's message on your phone made me tear up. You did the right thing by going there. You planted seeds of understanding both in Korea and here. It was powerful to see the North Koreans as individuals.
Actually him going only gave money to the Kim Dynasty furthering people’s oppression but yeah, a free westerner satisfied his curiosity and didn’t think how this hurt the people he never saw. He did nothing good.
Dude the reason why he's cocky about your filming is because his life depends on it. You really need to respect their rules, don't be ignorant.
@mermaid thats up to you and your country what you put up with! So ridiculous!! If your country want to become a multicultural moshpit ye only have yourselves to blame! Doesnt mean you dont respect others culture!!
@mermaid if its up to them to overturn there tyrannical government then would that not be the same for your people who feel like there not being heard! I didnt say if i thought the way they live is right or wrong!!
Wandy Wexler Weslon Who said illegal immigrants don’t have to respect our rules? Of course they do! They just don’t get killed for filming, and tourist guides don’t have to fake a propaganda tour or die if they don’t do it right! Ffs...big difference!
Exactly, in a country like that you wouldn't want to jeopardise a job like that.
Madeline Monahan 🙄
gotta be honest that broke my heart to see that woman playing that tablet. she was so excited and just for a moment forgot how horrible her life really was
You probably got your tour guides killed or imprisoned. Scary scary stuff
I really hope Jim is alive and well.
Almost 5 years have passed, and I still find myself coming back a re-watching this documentary. Not only am I fascinated with the DPRK, but the quality of this short movie is just so outstanding that I cannot get enough of it.
Incredible work, do keep it up buddy!
lordpapi thank you much! :)
Your check is in the mail. Thanks for the advert. Next time, we use guy without stupid hair.
Get a life and get to the DPRK!
Another 5 years has passed..
@@marcus_gami7215 and im still here...
rewatching and rewatching... :)
I'm ordinary person in south korea. not having any of interest to north but I'm quite shocked by their livings in all of the propagandas. here is the propaganda signs and songs I can understand. sorry about grammas, I'm not good at english.
07:26 '선군조선의 태양 김정은 동지 만세' 'all hail to the Kim Jung Un!, great leader of Chosun, like the sun' . Chosun is another name of north korea.
07:53 '위대한 령도자 김정은 동지 만세!' ' all hail to the great leader Kim Jung Un!'. but picture aside of the sign is Kim Il Sung.
08:15 '조선은 결심하면 한다!' 'Chosun make things happen what we decided.'
10:19 left paper said "new Kim Il Sung, Kim Jung Il statues sit at the department of defence".
10:19 right paper said "only strong millitary can keep the country prosper" "our party loves children". interesting. do not fold the newspaper. I didn't know that until today.
10:55 distance building's sign '로동신문'. north korea's major news paper name. run by the government.
11:51 TV subtitle. '"동무여 청춘을 조국에 바치자" "my comrade, give up our youth for the country". looks like karaoke's millitary propaganda song.
13:43 14:19 "혁명의 성산 백두산, 김정일". "holy mountain Paektu, starting point of revolution, Kim Jung Il. written in 1992/2/16". mountain Paektu also specially treated in south korea.
17:21 "어데가나 잊지 못할 전우들이여" "my comrade, I will never forget you". karaoke propaganda.
18:17 at 12 o'clock, clockwise, "자주 평화 welcome 친선" "self-indefendence peace welcome friendly"
20:33 north korea folk song. a pretty girl go out for water and meet people, they wanna girl to sing, she sing a song with shy. can't find any propaganda.
21:26 '위대한 령도자 김정은 동지의 선군혁명령도를 충성으로 받들자' 'serve revolution order given by great leader Kim Jung Un'
22:05 '위대한 령도자 김정은 동지 만세!" "all hail to the great leader Kim Jung Un!"
22:26 '경애하는 김정은 동지를 따라 백두의 행군길을 꿋꿋이 이어가자' 'follow the beloved leader Kim Jung Un, passing through the Paektu marching road". means follow their country's spirit but I don't know how to explain it in english.
22:32 "선군조선의 태양 김정은 장군 만세!" "all hail to the general Kim Jung Un, the sun of the millitary based country, Chosun".
23:04 "위대한 어버이 김일성 동지는 ?????" "great father of all people, Kim Il Sung is ????"
25:31 north korea folk song. means goodbye but hope that we will see you again soon.
29:53 can't understand lyrics but one thing is sure, that's not a child song. they sing a Kim Jung Il as their parent.
31:50 song that three kid sing means I love my father and mother more than anything in the world. very common child song also known in south korea. but looks like their father, mother means 'dear leader'.
33:40 I can't hear his lyric. I never heard such rythm, maybe only known song in north korea or very very old song.
39:00 Arirang melody. koreans first folk song. all korean knows this song. no propaganda, no political message.
40:20 north korea propaganda song. praise their country, party, Juche sasang, leader.
43:26 signstone '강성대국' tells 'most powerful country in the world".
43:57 '선군정치' 'millitary and party are first'. weird. all signstons tell propaganda not a single village name shown.
44:30 no. south korean think seven is lucky number. three? not much like seven. I thought three is propaganda thing, connected to Kim's family.
44:45 I sing, I dance, I smile... cute child song. I never heard that song but everyday I heard similar melody when I'm their age.
52:01 '우리 당과 인민의 최고 령도자 김정은 동지 만세' 'all hail to Kim Jung Eun, the leader of our party, our people'
52:01 '일심단결을 더욱 강화하자' 'all people, all together'
52:01 '위대한 장군님의 선군사상을 빛나게 실현하지!' 'great leader's millitary first idea, we can make it happen!'. '결사옹위' 'to keep the country and leader, we can anything pay for it'
57:30 propaganda song. praise their party. equal their party like a flower, beatiful scenery.
about Juche Sasang, I heard that it is their constitution also their religion and everything.
rumor has it, woman must choose their hair style in menu shown in 35:42. not allowed any others. menu is controlled by government. mens are worse, less than ten styles, only short hair cut allowed.
pity all tourist, all children, all customers in barber shop, all people in bowling alley and all people in this picture. maybe they are farmers, workers or someone never be allowed standing there couple of hours ago.
thank you. thank you very much for generosity that you and your firends showing to kids. thank you.
all of the people in north korea starving, 5 years ago, secretly filmed real life in north shook the south korea. keyword 북한 꽃제비(beggar, especialy orphant kid). kid playing the guitar remind that.
shame this comment isn't in top
thank you!
Oh, before I forget it!!!!!!
Thanks for those translations and times, the amount of propaganda is staggering and I know that the west is having the same, yet it is not like I can tell what is propaganda and what is not, what is true and what is not, or whether I get the whole story.
In a western proxy war, in Congo last year (2015) death number 20 million fell, as a former career officer in the army, I came close to different information than the News was spreading, news that seemed rather important, yet was never broadcasted. In Europe most do not understand that the number of refugees from Africa is caused directly by people fleeing from the violence caused by our own governments, my nation, a tiny one is the number 6 arms dealer on this planet. My old army rifle, FAL, now serves some warlord in Africa to whom it was sold, or given.
thank you, sir. really appreciated.
Thanks and God bless you.
I think the most important thing to remember is that as awful and evil as their leaders are, the people of North Korea are normal average people just like anyone else and deserve compassion and respect, just like anyone else.
***** That's bound to happen when you're brainwashed from birth and dissent is met with severe punishment such as execution or imprisonment.
@Northern Winds I think the problem is they are highly narcissistic and psychopathic, so to them, total subservience is required to maintain the illusion of control.
No. Normal people would rise up against this type of evil. Normal people would not voluntarily be starved to death, or believe their leadership never takes a shit. Normal people oppose tyranny. These are not normal people. They are cowards.
@@michaeldavis4276 they are brainwashed, not cowards.
There are many fakes in north Korea to show foreign.
Damn this looks like something Vice would make... But this is better.
Vice turned me down repeatedly when i approached them with this project so i secretly take a bit of pleasure and satisfaction from your comment ;) Thank you!
Etherium Sky Wow, this type of documentary are perfect for Vice. Well fuck Shane Smith then :) (He's a good dude, just kidding) Great documentary; scary, funny and very interesting. Great work man!
Just found your video and though it did show the DPRK like many videos of the same subject matter, however yours did reflect something positive and your correspondent planted more seeds in DPRK's garden. Thank you for producing this video and posting it.❤
Excellent! Great video quality and content. Vivid pictures as well. Be glad that you got to fly from place to place in DPRK. Older videos showed that people traveling to the places that you visited took really long van/bus trips.
RIP Jim. Good luck in the work camp.
#freemyniggajim
+Sovspot It'd be funny if it wasn't so likely. Average people don't get "charged" with "crimes" in North Korea. That's just for the higher ups. You just disappear suddenly, like in Russia under Stalin, and nobody ever speaks your name ever again. Unpersons.
+Cassie Travold hahaha
+Alex Tocqueville
Except every single 900k person was tried under Soviet law and executed.
But of course you listen to Disney channel for your historical knowledge so its no wonder you think the Soviets possessed laser guns they turn people into dust or Stalin could control weather and gravity with his pinky finger to cause famines.
Alex Tocqueville Well your entire family & clique goes to a camp too, just for knowin u once you fuck up.
poor assed Jim
46:20 that dude mr.Moe became nice and friendly with you just because he accept the sad fact he'll get killed after the tour because of your behavior.
mr. Moe simply share with you his last meal and beer in the last day of his miserable life.
Did you enjoy the man's last meal ?
+Anton Grigorov Yes that is true
+Anton Grigorov No he isn`t he is only gonna get new job in the mines...Change is good LOL
Anton Grigorov change isn't good. The guides had their lives taken away. I completely agree with you about Mr.Moe
+Anton Grigorov I was thinking a similar thing. It's a confusion if he should let him film (like it was promised) or not. Which thing will he get blamed for. For not letting him film or for letting him film.
+MultiSciGeek situation like aladdin
This was by far the best documentary I've seen on DPRK. You focused on the people more than most others, it felt like I was getting to know what the people are like rather than how they are portrayed as sheep in other films. And I must say the art on the MP3 player was quite touching. I hope one day that the country becomes more open and prosperous, and would love to visit when that time comes.
You said what I was thinking. I'm so sick of watching videos of people who go to DPRK and treat the citizens they meet almost like monkeys in a zoo.
There's one particular video that gets my blood boiling where these people of a tour were lucky enough to have someone comfortable enough to show them their new smartphone, and showing how it has games and a camera, and the English people are snickering and laughing. Really reminded me of bullies from high school.
Wow, what a facinating video! Outstanding job!
I wonder what had happened to Jim ( the tour guide mentioned in the film) . Perhaps he was punished ( execution, imprison, sent to labor camp ... etc ). I find exposing the reality with the cost of a tour guide's life disturbing.
Anyone else finds it strange that you don't see any pets around? I suppose it has to do with being unable to buy any kind of thing and the food rationing. Also, no people with disabilities or plain different. I wonder what do they do with children that aren't born "perfect". And by the way, those children performing at the school gave me the creeps a bit. Fantastic documentary.
I saw one dog during the trip, he was tied up behind one restaurant that i stopped at, in the middle of some forest. Seemed pretty weak but he also didn't seem worse of than (sadly) other animals in china, vietnam or elsewhere in the region. And in one of the english-language papers that they gave me on the plane they had this "article" about some woman who married a guy in a wheelchair. And she was essentially saying how wonderful he is and how it doesn't matter to her that he's in a wheelchair cause he's so great. The paper itself was pretty interesting to read through, it was sort of like a "North Korean" version of a gossipy magazine, except there the letters that the readers wrote them were not about their love issues but for example one letter was from some teenager whose school was visited by Kim Jong Un and the girl was writing to express how enlightened she felt after that and what not heh...
They have their pets on their plate, not on the street.
Etherium Sky i wonder if instead of sanctions and pressure other countrys just started to give funding and aid t N korea if we started to build schools hospitals roads etc if we help them develop and created a strong more productive agriculture if we gave them machinery to help build stuff if we gave them much more food clothes medicine N Korea could become a much more open country with a stronger economy and therefore better living conditions for the people the danger of war would become smaller turism could be way mor open as the government wouldnt ave as much to hide perhaps a peace treaty between north and south could be signed korea would move way from china and become a more democratic and free society
DuesseldorfMarkus Lol, yeah I had forgotten about that fact.
***** That's called colonialism. I don't think the DPRK would agree to that. They would say that it's from them. We already give a lot of help...
Great job man! I really enjoyed your objective documentary style reporting! Keep up the good work! Regards from Sweden.
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EXCELLENT. Thoughtful and interesting. Really worth watching. Thanks so much!
This is by far the most honest documentary on North Korea that I've seen, very far away from prejudice I think. Not to take away any of the horror brought about by such a regime, but thank you for trying to understand them as a people and to try and "explain them" to us. I loved your time-lapse sequences and the music, it all had a very late-Cold War feeling to it. I will certainly make a small donation to you for the awesome job. :)
Thanks much for the good words! I'm very much hoping things get easier for the people there soon!
R.I.P Jim
thank you for posting your video. great to share in your vacation
Great documentary! Very good and candid style. Also excellent narration! Good luck with ur careers!
Chrystian, thanks for making this wonderful documentary. I've watched just about every on about DPRK that I can find, and yours was the most open-minded and humanist approach to the subject. I really got more of a sense of the people than from any other film I've seen, and to me that is the most important thing. Thanks for this!
I have recently read several books on North Korea and viewed many utube films. I find the whole concept of North Korea utterly fascinating but I must say that your film is by far the best of all. You are an excellent film maker and your edit was far superior than that of BBC, RT corporations who obviously operate on vast budgets and for that you should in all sincereity be proud!
+Michael Dyas Appreciate the good words, thanks for watching!
+anicca vj Hey there - sorry but i actually cannot recommend any travel company - sadly the company i traveled with doesn't appreciate clients coming to them after seeing the film anymore. But look on google - you'll find a whole bunch. No matter who you book with it'll be the same exact thing, ran by NK's gov. Good luck!
thanks much!
+Etherium Sky Of course they don't ugh.
***** Well the irony is they loved the film, even advertised themselves with it briefly - then they had a sudden 180 a month or so later... im suspecting someone in the gov there happened to see it and flipped out...
Deeply engaging and interesting. The way you narrated and the resources used was great.
Excelent job.
Julio Rubicco thank you much for watching! :) Be sure to also check out "Love Market", another recent feature on my channel! :)
Great documentary, Christian! You had me even more at the mention of Rammstein on your MP3 player. ;)
Thank you Much! :)
I hope u will not get those tour guides in trouble
i dont know about you guys, i think north korea ladies are kinda cute
This is how you know that Korean women are generally pretty and not revolutionized by plastic surgery.
imagine all the pretty girls living life in peace :)
that's because they don't have tons of make up on them !
***** very little means ruining the look . No make up is better
You should retitle this 'How I got Jim and Mo killed'
Top qualitiy video ... superb effects ... and very informative about North Corea ... excellent work ... thanks !!!
I hope north Korea opens up. I wish they prosper and become as good as any country. Their isolation should end. They should be free.
Daniel Acevedo what do you mean? Continue fighting?
I agree. And this whole thing between the U.S. And NK is stupid.
Bender Rodriquez
Ooh, ooh, I know! The U.S. should invade North Korea and bring them democracy! That always works, right?
Right?
lol jk
Bender Rodriquez there's some of them who want to escape. Eventually there'll be those who oppose their government and form a union leading to chaos
The communist USSR is the reason DPRK is what it is today.
Communism. Promises of great wealth and equal rights for all workers resulted in this.
But I would sure love to see a free NK one day :D
I don't usually ever comment on anything, but I just wanted to say I think this is one of the best informative and insightful documentaries I've ever watched on North Korea. I am rather tempted to visit the DPRK and learn more about their culture. All in all, fantastic video.
Nice documentary! I was about to go to sleep but your video got me all hooked up.
Fantastic Documentary with a organised approach towards formulating a video - Introduction at start, Explanation during the midst and a fantastic Conclusion. Keep Up Good Work !!
K thanks much for watching! Be sure to check out other films on our channel!
do you know if Jim is still alive? or if he is, under what conditions? and the rest of the "tour guides"? are they protected? I wonder...
That is the same thing I wondered. Probably punished tough.
Maybe I have to be literal: when you go to a different country (very much from yours), you enter a different culture, and - whether you disagree or not - you HAVE TO RESPECT IT, and your duty is to be aware of certain aspects of it, at least the most important ones. Regarding a communist regime - whether you like it or not - people are under so much control by the governmet they ARE KILLED for anything!, especially if they are suspect to give information to a foreigner, even more if that person is from the USA! Come on! Etherium whatever, you DID NOT KNOW THAT!! I believe you did not. Because you´re taking such a paternalistic/imperialistic attitude through all the documentary; and when the Jim issue happens, you just skip it away as if it was just another monument you pass by in your tour. This is so obvious, my first question implied all this and more. Sometimes you have to do some thorough research beforehand, as well. There are very good history books everywhere. But Jim is DEAD if he was lucky, or "working" in one of their camps, if he was not; together with the rest of his family "by association". Nothing new, most of us do not know. And please, don´t ask for money for any of your "leasure trips".
***** Exactly. When I went to the DPRK the Korean guides appointed by the North Korean government spent hours talking about the evil deeds of the "American Imperalists" and other propaganda. Their rules are quite strange, but I found the relationship between you as a tourist and the North Korean guides becomes much friendlier when you abide by the rules and respect their beliefs. They're not out to change your views, so you don't need to argue with their views.
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It was really heart touching. I have seen more than dozen documentaries on North korea.
I felt that I was travelling in DPRK.
Awesome Docu,till Date the Best i have seen👍👍👍Great Stuff!!!
Very good video. Perfect filters , angles plenty of info thanks
I love your choice of music in this.
Jayne Cordus yes i agree
Why are journalists always trying to "challenge" the locals with "provocative" questions? We all know the facts about this oppressive regime they all have to live under. All you are doing is put individuals in danger.
People got no idea how it feels to live on north korea . I have experienced it in my childhood when i was in Iraq back in 1990s under Saddam it was scary life
This is by far the best Docu on the DPRK. Well done my man! Absolutely outstanding work.
Great job on this film. Refreshing and unexpected perspective. Loved it.
This is absolutely brilliant. Excellent work.
Dudes! This was the best DPRK documentary I've ever seen. Everyone who made this is incredible.
Thank you much!
great film and editing bro.. 👏🤝
This is certainly one of the best the best materials that is to be found on UA-cam about North Korea.
I especially liked how you illustrated the relationship with the tour guides, which expanded through the stay, up to the finale with the music player which honestly made me think a lot.
I will do my best to donate as soon as possible and I look forward to your piece from Vietnam.
P.S. I just hope the tour guides are okay.
Thank you for watching and for the good words :) Last I heard the guides are all right - I wish there was a way to reach out to them somehow, letter-writing or something - I thought about it many times and really would like to - but I guess there's no real way to do that.
"Love Market" - my feature from Vietnam, is up here if you haven't seen it yet! :) ua-cam.com/video/Ci0NEA0pFaE/v-deo.html
Easily my favorite documentary about North Korea.
Vice one is the best
Long live the Tea girl !!!
Brilliant. At last a balanced documentary showing the people as both oppressed but not mind controlled drones aggressively believing everything they're spoonfed. Paints a picture of possible, slight hope for tomorrow.
This doc is just the best keep it up
those kids playing the musical instruments are creepy .
Yup, those poor little kids were beaten into submission. Fear's a great motivator.
Think of how many hours a day they're made to practice. Must be pretty tough on them, no doubt.
Laura Mundy "Tough on them?" That's putting it mildly. At that level it's called exploitation and/or abuse.
Yeah, I know that was an understatement. They basically have no childhood. But these are the lucky ones. They aren't on the outskirts of Pyongyang, freezing and starving to death.
They're cute wtf are you talking about
What a great job exposing the DPRK government while simultaneously making a love letter to the Korean people themselves. They are by far the biggest reason things have to change.
Amazing documentary! This evoked so much deep thought and emotion, it certainly rivals any documentary put on by Nat Geo or Discovery! Very well done! Where can we donate?
Thank you much! Any donations would be appreciated - you can donate at this link goo.gl/6bnA1 .
Any funds would be used for the new adventure/documentary feature film from Vietnam, "Vibrant Highland, Commercial Love" - you can see the trailer and some clips on the EtheriumSky UA-cam Channel or at www.EtheriumSky.com/VibrantHighland.
Thank you much!
Interesting POV and good documentary! Thank you for sharing this experience.
Well done! best coverage yet!
Wow, great documentary, I loved it. Well done my friend!
I really hope the tour guides didn't end up at any of the rehab camps.
They seemed like really nice people, but the governments strict policies sadly doesn't allow them to open up much due the severe punishment for doing so.
It was a really great documentary. It showed me a lot about the North Korean people and some of their culture outside of their "Great Leader".
If the the number 3 really is a lucky number, then I damn hope Kim Jung-Un is the last ruler.
Excellent job, found this from another video and I'm glad I did. Think you may have just earned yourself another subscriber sir.
Great, thanks much for watching and saying hi :)
Filmmakers and camera person have done a great job here. Specially film shots and editing is totally amazing and further of it is a long video i had loved to watch it.
Thank you much! :). Be sure to subscribe and check out our other work as well! :)
Really really good, you make me cry, smile and pray. Someday I will go there. Thank you
Well made documentary. Very informative and it presents interesting considerations. Bravo.
Thank you much! :) You may also be interested in my new feature called 'Love Market' - this one from remote Vietnamese mountains! :) ua-cam.com/video/Ci0NEA0pFaE/v-deo.html&list=PLYTeFCgrrNt0sJXiFoczQ2IxGCdglLksn&index=1
I saw your documentary 3 years ago, shared and today, facebook reminded me about this. And I'm here again watching your documentary one more time and this is the best movie ever made about DPRK. We think we are there. Its a wonderful exemple of DPRK's experience. Regards from Brazil :)
Raul Costa thank you much for all the good words! :) if you'd like, please leave a short review on the film's imdb page! :) all the best!
All what i can say after watching your video is wow. You put that together so well. Keep up the good work
Thanks a lot! :)
I really like the way you tell the "story" in this documentary. Great work!
Thank you!
Great work, thoroughly enjoyed this documentary
Cole Towler thank you much! :)
Amazing documentary! Thanks for making this! It's really clear, and very interesting!
thank you for the captions
@Fronika- (yt won't let me reply to you directly! annyoing). I would love to and have been thinking much about visiting and filming in Israel/Palestine. In fact, i met with the director of the Palestinian film '5 broken Cameras' last week (look it up, he tells a pretty impressive story, he was nominated for an Oscar last year) and I felt even more moved by his story, making me want to do something even more. But really it comes down to funding. It's not enough for me to just show up and shoot, the conflict there is pretty complex and in fact my knowledge of it is somewhat minimal. Nonetheless, if any opportunity comes up, i would certainly love to visit, to film, to get to know the people and stories there firsthand.
just hit minute 07:01 . have to continue watching it after work. so far I ♥ what I saw!
Luisa Hensel let me know when you finish, Luisa dear! Would love to hear your thoughts!
I know it will be off topic but I need to ask if You are Polish? I am asking as You sound to me like You have Polish accent and I am proud to be Pole myself. Regardless of Your roots You made great documentary and I hope to see some more! Keep up the good work!
PS: I would consider Your going back trip to North Korea, especially now when so many people have seen Your movie and after You get some threats from North Korean government. Maybe go in there on different passport or send some friend instead?
999qwe999 Good guess, friend ;) Chociaz szczerze nie lubie odpowiadac na pytania o mojej narodowosci. W Polsce sie wychowalem, ale juz od wielu lat mieszkam w roznych innych miejscach i malo mnie laczy z Polska lub jakimkolwiek innym "jednym" krajem. oo, ale w tej chwili akurat slucham nawet starej polskiej muzyki. Wiec chyba mi troche z polskiej kultury zostalo ;) Pozdr!
Etherium Sky ( ⊙o⊙ ),I really love your accent.That sounds pretty comfortable.
Shame it's so isolated and controlled. It looks like a very beautiful country. I'd love to visit it some day.
you could its just customs and a few rules and stuff, some tv shows have visited there and the main rule is no filming or taking pictures of the military.
Great video. Very well made.
Nice video. Big fan from Brazil
Great video man ... Subbed!
Thanks much!
Dude what an amazing documentary. Underrated. Seriously Etherium Sky this is literally the best DPRK documentary I've seen to date and I think I've seen most if not all of them. Did you feel choked up or get teary eyed at any point in your stay in the DPRK after witnessing the evil horrors that take place there? Did you see pain in anyone's eyes? I feel sad thinking about it, I couldn't imagine witnessing it.
Thank you much for the good words. Yes, during the kids performance i had an internal mini breakdown. Ethical battle was going on in my head - do i film this or does filming just make me an indirect accomplice? And here, they actually subtly encouraged filming. The few foreigners that were there watching mostly had tears their eyes and probably felt just like me. I spent the whole afternoon that day in my room trying to make sense of it all.
That said - i wouldn't use the words 'evil horrors' and i myself surely did not experience anything remotely that extreme...
A month ago I was on the Thai/Myanmar border, witnessing the miserable/helpless fate of the Burmese refugees there. Just couple weeks ago I snuck into Myanmar's Chin state and met some amazing locals in this near completely unknown part of the world, living under constant military presence, with pretty high tensions. Now I'm in Bangladesh, reading about bloggers getting macheted to death minutes away from where I'm staying, out in the open, for practically nothing.
Not defending NK by any means and i'm very aware of the news and attrocity reports etc, but I guess my point is that the 'evil horrors' you mention are relative - each person, each region, each community worldwide faces different horrors, in one way or another - i just do my best to stay impartially informed, give up on hasty judgement and whenever possible, help in any, even smallest way - every person in the world can do that much if they want to.
Ok, end of sermon, i talk to much ;p
Such a great video. Very well put together. Informative as well.
Thanks a bunch! Be sure to check out our 'Love Market' also - another feature, that one from Vietnam!
ua-cam.com/video/Ci0NEA0pFaE/v-deo.html&list=PLYTeFCgrrNt0sJXiFoczQ2IxGCdglLksn&index=1
I enjoyed watching this. Thanks bro
Outstanding.. really an impressive work
I’m just glad you returned safe and sound, man...
Thanks for getting this footage out! These stories have to be seen and heard by the world.
Great documentary. Thank you. Also music is really good.
"I tried to imagine myself in his situation and I tried to understand" - do you really understand? if you do, you definitely not talking about political issue to your guide 😀
I and my grandpa watched the video and he told me: it's the 1970s china~~~And in that time,NK is much richer than China and South Korea,but in 1990s,Nk's economy started become worse and worse and last till today. I don't know which is the real reason why NK become so poor but I wish the innocent NK friends could have the chance to be free and in someday,NK and SK,China mainland and Taiwan province can become one part !!!!!!! The most painful thing is that one family become two countries!!! Finally I have to say thanks to this handsome tuber! Thank you for your brave and this wonderful video!@Etherium Sky.
Top-notch production quality. Best documentary I watched about NK.
Nice documentary, well put together.
I loved the documentary until the end (5min). (sorry gunna rag) When he started making his final culminating speech it was insanely positive considering the state of their nation. People are being tortured, murdered, kidnapped in prison camps, the people are dying of starvation, NK citizens blame all their problems on the west. In north Korea their is a great damm that had been built by the great leader and it broke and nearly flooded every single producing farm leading to their mass starvation. But will blame west. The capitalism quote threw me for a loop "there is no capitalism" he said this so positivity like it was good. So I am really confused to why...getting rations not being able to do what you want..seems to be displayed in a positive light... In NK the only want it for war so they may "die together." - said in the testimonials of many NK defectors.
Also I am not sure what the director believes in when he shows the video of the englishman on the news. He seems to also play a blame game on western countries and SK and JAP. When the regime and the great leaders are truly to blame for the aggression of the NK.
I'm am responding poorly to a well made and i think rather brave young directors documentary right now I know.
Korea can not open up. That would unravel the entire regime, there is no hope for the country until their is a change in power.
Rather than being depressed seeing the thousands of koreans in their art show (ari-something Sorry!) the director was amazed and impressed... Those people do not a get a day off in their life. They did all that for you... can't you see this isn't what they want to be doing...Kim Jung Il loved the arts and theatre and demanded this from his people. NK is not modern you saw the most modern parts of the country and that's it. It is a show. Not tainted by LCD screens doesnt make this country great. It is tainted by propaganda and I know the director knows this SO i can't understand why his ending reaction is so positive for the miserable, starving, persecuted people of NK.
Other than that great documentary. Cinematography was spot on! you are super brave for asking all those questions. be careful though you don't wanna get anyone in trouble! You are a genuine talented dude!
May I ask what country you are from and support?
Z Kim it's hard for me to 100% support anyone. But I know what I don't support and that's any government/person who does not support and defend basic human rights. :(
The United States is included in that list then, is that correct?
Katie B im totally agree with you. I ve noticed that the end speech is very dissapointing, especially when we are talking about the future of north korea. Something wrong with this picture. Iphones ?? WTF ! When this guy is saying 10 words about Iphones, in his little poor culminating speech, some family prisoned for generations just then losts mother, father, which were murdered in prison camps. Its totally normal in NK because North Korea is a hell on the earth. The government is the big mafia, which actually are drug dealers. We cant just say a word about future of NK. Its a lost world. Maybe the trains are working, people are talking between each other, but the background is a massive holocaust.
Katie B I've seen Z Kim around, and I honestly think he's a propagandist for North Korea.
This is the first high quality video of NOrth Korea I have watched so far. Thanks for this. I hope Jim is okay. I am concerned
i think ive seen 95% of what youtube has to offer on the DPRK, this is the best of them all. thank you
Not to take away from the overall quality of this documentary, but your use of The Cure at 18:00 couldn't be more appropriate. Well done. This is by far the best documentary on the DPRK, for many reasons.
+Matthew Sweet Thanks much :)
Everywhere this guy went, there are military people carrying guns. This is like the book 1984 but with korean people as the characters
Funny you say that, because another vlogger that filmed his trip to DPRK asked for the 1984 book at their library.
Excellent reportage,,, it's refreshing to see this kind of work...
Thanks for images ive never seen before. but WOW those images ....you did great shots!
Thank you much! :)
actually i am planning the trip myself right now ... so much stuff to think about
Well, Safe Travels! :) The 'tours' of NK as a trip are a total sham... as a travel and life experience though - invaluable :)
exactly what i am looking for :> didnt you fear taking your big dslr with ya? did they check all the sd cards? did you get em back with virus on it? :D