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[tealeeds1]

I was recently reminded of 2 fantastic documentaries I studied at uni, both were filmed inside North Korea.

A State of Mind
Released in 2004, the film makers follow 2 young girls as they train for the Mass Games. They are filmed at school, at home, with family, training, behind-the-scenes at the Mass Games and during everyday life. This offers a really unique insight into North Korean life and the greatest human spectacle in the world. It shows just how important the Mass Games are to national psyche and how honoured everyone is to perform in front of Kim Jong-Il. Most interesting, to me, is witnessing the daily lives of a society we know little about. It's worth noting that the film makers were filming with the full permission of the Korean Worker's Party, and inside Pyongyang, so it is slightly tinted. But still, fascinating nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nd-iSCy1og

Crossing The Line
This is another documentary by the same people, from 2006 - called Crossing The Line, it is about an American who defected to North Korea during the civil war. He has stayed in North Korea ever since, got married and brought his son up there. Again, very interesting documentary with a great insight into North Korean life. Although, the defector is a slightly odd fellow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHAMAwIWciA


National Geographic Undercover in North Korea
I only include this as it was on the 'suggestions' box on youTube and i thought it looked interesting - the title is pretty self explanatory I think, and should be supreb. I'm going to watch it now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQXfMMHV8FM

[Dev]

There's also Kimjongilia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTragUC8AnY

This film is mainly filled with interviews of ecapees from North Korea. Very sad. I imagine Kim keeps everyone starving so he can control them. Even if you're a soldier and your heart isn't on it, you'll probably still obay to get your next meal.

[Drew10]

That "Crossing The Line" struck me a bit more than the others. I found it as a very interesting story, unfortunately when I watched it on youtube....it froze on part 4 so i couldn't finish it. I tried to find it through other sources but didn't have much luck.

I personally think that James Dresnok is completely out there batsh!t crazy.