Release Date
November 3, 2023 (Limited)
Digital Date
November 28, 2023
Director
Madeleine Gavin
Writer
NA
Cast
NA
Studio
Running Time
115 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, violent content and disturbing images
What is Beyond Utopia about?
A suspenseful, riveting portrait of the lengths people will go to gain freedom, BEYOND UTOPIA follows various individuals as they attempt to flee North Korea, one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise. At the film’s core is a courageous pastor, a man of God on a mission to help a mother reunite with the child she was forced to leave behind, and a family of... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
North Korea is the most fascinating country on the planet. Its inner workings are mysterious. Millions of its population literally live in labor or prison camps. And its citizens are so isolated from the rest of the world they have literally no comprehension of how skewed their reality is. In the rare cases when individuals are able to escape, South Korea literally runs them through a multi-month acclimation program so that they can function–and even then, the success rates aren’t particularly high.
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