Dispatches

Season 27 Episode 35: North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State

North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrasting ox-drawn farms to the glittering life of the elite in Pyongyang. The starving children on the streets are of artificial food shortages engendered by corruption. See how USBs, cell phones and DVDs from the South are transforming North Koreans' views of their world.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

40

Episodes:

1026

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1987

IMDb:

6.7