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They grew up believing their land was paradise. Now, they risk everything in escaping it. In an unforgettable documentary, follow families on a treacherous journey to defect from their homeland of North Korea, as the threat of severe punishment and possible execution looms over their passage, revealing a world many have never seen.<\/p>\n

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In an unforgettable documentary, follow families on a treacherous journey to defect from their homeland of North Korea, as the threat of severe punishment and possible execution looms over their passage, revealing a world many have never seen.   Update: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":28050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"topic":[1261,1239,1220,1257,1225,1263,1264,1258],"class_list":["post-27653","films","type-films","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-human-rights","topic-identity","topic-immigration","topic-law-administration","topic-politics-and-government","topic-poverty-2","topic-race-ethnicity","topic-war-military"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBeyond Utopia | North Korea Escape Documentary | Independent Lens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"They grew up believing their North Korea was paradise. 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