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Beyond Utopia
2023Age guide: 12+
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfA courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
★ 7.8/10 · 74 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
- Barbara DemickSelf
- Kim Sung-eunSelf
- Lee Hyeon-seoSelf
- Lee So-yeonSelf
Kim Jong-unSelf (archive footage)
Kim Jong-ilSelf (archive footage)
Kim Il-sungSelf (archive footage)- Kim Jong-namSelf (archive footage)
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CinemaSerf: Ably stitched together using hand-held, mobile phone and other discreetly shot footage, this documentary tells of people desperate to flee the poverty and… Read full review
Brent Marchant: In today’s world, it’s almost unfathomable that there are places that exist on this planet that operate on the principles of unbridled cruelty,… Read full review