Visiting North Korea | DW Documentary

Few tourists manage to peek behind the iron curtain of North Korea's dictatorship. But the journalist Luca Faccio managed to visit Kim Jong Un's regime.
Anyone venturing behind the world’s last Iron Curtain into North Korea will experience a very different country to the one we know only through the usual images of rocket launches and mass rallies. The country is ruled by the dictator Kim Jong Un, whom the people worship - or are made to worship - as a god-like father figure. Little is known about daily life in North Korea, because all images that reach the outside world have been censored by the government. Visitors rarely see evidence of oppression, enforced conformity and starvation in the rural population. Still, journalist Luca Faccio is able to offer some interesting insights into the isolated country - although, of course, government watchdogs are on his heels everywhere he goes.
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[@joshuasnore3600]

North Korea reminds me of my mother in law. All smiles and perfection on the surface; utter turmoil boiling just below the surface.

[@tankart3645]

That's Sweden, not North Korea.

[@ducknorris233]

If she has a nice figure I think I could make it work.

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

@@ducknorris233 🤣

[@mahreenfarah7623]

Hahahahahahaha

[@rebeccaanne8546]

Damn

[@emma-he4zp]

I appreciate that the interviewer is mindful of not putting the local people in a difficult situation with his questions or behavior! Great job!

[@ML-ov7wo]

Stop vying for attention.

[@nvkulk]

All the dislikes are now guest workers at Kwan-li-so No. 15.

[@Planetnext1]

thanks sir! you are right

[@art5850]

@@ML-ov7wo North korean spies

[@Why-uk7px]

You’re not allowed to ask them things

[@nijerdesh8925]

This by far has been the best coverage of all aspects of North Korea I have seen by any foreigner. Great job DW.

[@art5850]

Where are you from?

[@amitoshkumar7707]

@@art5850probably 🇮🇳

[@JenByte]

23:40 somehow the guy smiling in the camera brings a lot of joy to my heart

[@Noahboy8]

It just shows that no matter where you are, there's always that one guy who's always positive.

[@blue66]

I am a Korean and I served in the army at the front line. From the guard post, i can see North Korean soldiers through a telescope. We laugh when we see each other. LoL

[@itona9987]

And? Tell us more

[@eloy618]

A better love story than Twilight.

[@TheTerminator317]

Telescope?? Really? Who uses telescope at borders? Did you mean Binoculars?

[@minac6398]

Please tell us more very cerous.

[@p.b4287]

Lovely. Same country.

[@oneuniqueusername]

i wish to live to see the day when this dictatorship ends...

[@valaaineh467]

If I were a N.Korean Soldier. I would have a secret suicides mission to kill the Evil leader.

[@MrTripppster]

hear hear! such a shame, these people dont have a chance to experience life. so sad

[@saltlifess6226]

Yes, free the people and feed them!

[@firstlast9813]

Same! They are cool people that are REALLY confused

[@firstlast9813]

Behold, the last single-race country 🤯

[@BarbwireX007]

From the hair, the clothes to pastel colored buildings North Korea is like travelling back in time. Its like the 60’s all over again.

[@patrickfullan9509]

My heart breaks for these people.

[@chipbuttytime3396]

Why, low crime rate, did you see any drug addicted homeless people living in their thousands, any obesity epidemic, any racial divide, anyone dying because they can't afford medical expenses. Mate you need to open your mind to what you are being shown and the reality of what goes on in your own backyard

[@-Alexander2001MB]

Don't be they want you to feel sorry for them

[@MarkManson-ud4zd]

My heart breaks for them too, it's unsettling to think that only luck prevented any of us from being born there

[@user-gk3gn9yj5g]

. 0:22

[@usmanahmad2382]

Please say that ur goverment who has destroyed the whole world

[@haydndavies2248]

The poor people in that garment factory looked so so downhearted and broken with forced smiles and laughter. It's heartbreaking.

[@wonderbars36]

For real. So sad to see that look of utter defeat in life like they had. I found myself hating the host parading around in there with a camera at that point to be honest.

[@Treeko55]

They might actually be happy but it's really all they know... it's really sad.

[@jonnysupreme]

And they're the lucky ones

[@chrisst.joseph1873]

they are actually nor allowed to smile in the camera unless it's for the "great leader."

[@cviiiik]

Oh please. In Amazon is better? Or maybe in Apple factory?

[@spidermanthreethousand]

This documentry can cure anyone's depression. Now all of a sudden, I am happy to live my life on my terms! God bless these poor souls.

[@ElenaKomleva]

Most people anywhere in the world cannot live on their terms, they have to pay taxes, loans, mortgages to name just a few stipulations..

[@jonahruiz4101]

Elena Komleva Yeah that’s how shit works, taxes to pay for schools, hospitals, and welfare. And loans, to pay back the money YOU borrowed. It would be great if we lived in a world where everyone cared for everyone, but it isn’t like that sadly. You’re welcome to give up all you have and live in the woods if you’d like.

[@twentyonegrams8617]

@@jonahruiz4101 "....Yeah that's how shit works..." EXCELLENT response. 😂 Are you a fellow American because I'm American and that's how we respond to things.

[@tinadijkstra4925]

Bla

[@jordanchen23]

@@ElenaKomleva Do you just see taxation as theft and nothing more?...

[@LadyQueue]

This is so far my favorite documentary on North Korea. He's actually very respectful despite the situation. He doesn't just focus on the negative light but also positive aspects. Very nicely done. I hope in my lifetime I'll see news about the liberation of North Koreans. Please God

[@bobjones1999]

My favorite North Korea Documentary's made by SAO Documentary. The people asking the guides questions are from CHINA so they'll have more cultural knowledge.

[@sachinrathee0611]

But still the reality is that their negativity overpowers the positive aspects!

[@carlahead5072]

My heart ❤️ truly goes out to the N.Korean people who has a heart & soul but aren’t allowed to freely express it though. My hope is that they’ll someday be allowed to and that both Koreas will once again be unified as one . That’s a realistic dream even though it doesn’t currently seem like a reasonable one. I’ve watched this documentary several times, and honestly, you did a superb job!!! My dad served proudly for 13 months in Seoul SK in the army on the DMZ where He didn’t serve during the Korean War but years later. Keep up the great work !! I’m a US citizen and it’s such a pleasure to know you and You’re so brave having visited a country 7 times which is so isolated from the world. Many thumbs up to you and your crew !!

[@jonfranks6902]

Communism/socialism destroys its citizens. All Communist countries had massive famine. USSR, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, China……. And their politicians wonder why ppl want to flee. God bless those poor citizens starving, working 10-12 hour shifts for very little, zero rights, and being forced against their will.

[@caiolima5016]

No

[@dangin8811]

Kim Jong un is good. North Korea is good.

[@AbdelhakimElGout]

Isolated from the world. You mean isolated from the western dominance and ideology. Specify the isolation if you could...

[@kani37seo64]

That is a great story from you. Thank you for sharing.

[@big_daddy_bert8461]

No matter how mad I am, how stressed I am, or how sad I am, when I wake up, I will wake up with freedom.

[@stayphrosty]

watch manufacturing consent by noam chomsky, nobody is immune to propaganda

[@gtamyths96]

Sure you do

[@Omar-sx6sj]

XYZ Ratz Yeah I’m locked away at school for 8 hours everyday. I can really feel the freedom.

[@hakeemsd70m]

Nobody who lives in a capitalist country is free, except for the bloodsucking self-entitled CEO's that steal the paychecks of 200 million hardworking Americans.

[@pedrogallegos9545]

@@hakeemsd70m EXACTLY. PERFECTLY said!!!!!

[@Covid-bv4hp]

I loved the painfully obvious "HYUNDAI" text being covered by a banner that doesnt even match the size 😂

[@Phantoma3]

Yeah, at 28:37

[@madleprechaun3431]

😂

[@yourboyfriend9480]

You are fucking cracy haha We( Proud South Korea) is the best country

[@UncleHam1337]

@@yourboyfriend9480 No we aint

[@crayonbouzu8578]

Loll

[@anneofcleveswithinternet]

the guy at 23:42 and his genuine smile

[@yodelrekishi]

Thank you for Focusing on the PEOPLE rather than the mainstream controversies

[@dion789]

If I walked into a house and instead of pictures of people's children or other family, there were pictures of the country's leaders on the wall I would want to get out that house again as quickly as possible.

[@AnniePBeautyDefyingAge]

all those places are set up for when people come to vissit. they dont live in those buildings. Its all fake.. It's set up to make it look like theyre living normal lives but they arent. far from it

[@Reqtyle8]

It’s law that all buildings should contain portraits of the past leaders and they should be the first rescued in the event of a fire (before children)

[@anhtunguyen781]

like bruh, here, we also have picture of our old leader (the one that is considered to be the best) but only in places that are tied and built by the government such as schools, political meeting room, etc forcing to have it at home sounds like a nightmare here the pictures represent our appreciation to the leader as well as people liberated the country, in North Korea it is like some thing you will be fucked for spilling water over it

[@luketaylor1305]

@@anhtunguyen781 are you allowed to criticise your leader?

[@visassess8607]

@@anhtunguyen781 Ho Chi Minh? Your name looks Vietnamese

[@parkercushingable]

@4:44 That fantastic shot of the colonel looking stern then bursting into laughter saying "you just want to photograph and don't need an explanation" that right there is powerful and I believe worthy of an award.

[@zerep11]

Terrific documentary. Plus, nice touch playing Mike Oldfield's "Let There Be Light/Oceania" at about the 14:40 minute mark from the album "The Songs of Distant Earth" during your narration. Haven't listened to this great album in nearly 25 years ... Thank you.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for your positive feedback.

[@OlVeil]

Thank you for sharing this video! Love it!

[@crackedhammer4612]

“Here is our cloning lab.” I’m sorry hwhat?

[@ohhi5237]

Cloning, the high tech version of an alabama family

[@mehmetozturk7814]

​@@ohhi5237 LoL

[@adamsargeson520]

Vesastrul 👏

[@TheVictoriousShot]

it’s very common in agriculture, less so with sentient life because of the moral implications.

[@guacamolly_]

@@TheVictoriousShot technically possible though. It's creepy. You should research dolly the sheep

[@ShellieFleming]

Her: Casually, “here’s our cloning lab”. Me: “yeah, imma head out”

[@mt4lennox138]

Lmao what time?

[@manuelmojica8009]

mt4lennox 14:19

[@mt4lennox138]

@@manuelmojica8009 lmao,. Thanks, just the way she said it to "this is our cloning lab" , I'm weak hahaha Thanks

[@D-No974]

Where we going!?😂😂😂

[@plaguex1]

Yeah I was like wtf when I heard her say that too. One thing they have way ahead of us is they can basically do any research they want. No oversight.

[@tankart3645]

My grandma who lived in the Soviet Union in Estonia, recalls that they knew that they were lied to, they just didn't know how much they were lied to. The same thing is in North Korea.

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

Same

[@imaginationgirl21]

I was really surprised when the soldier towards the beginning of the video asked how they report on the Korean Peninsula in Austria. Given how they feel about outside information, I didn't think that was something he was allowed to ask.

[@grimerPL]

It looks exactly like my workplace in London. Misery and terror all year long and then someone from head office comes to visit and for that one day everything gets staged to look like everything is perfect.

[@cassiemontgomery45]

Sounds exactly like nursing homes and hospitals here in the states. The nursing directors and administrators run it like it's their own fiefdom but when inspectors come knocking once a year or whenever there's a complaint, all is staged to show that "standards" are being met. I know of one nursing home that had a separate set of records to show the "state" and the actual ones were under lock and key.

[@Janellabelle]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 ikr! Reminds me of when I was in school and the principal would schedule a day to come sit in the back of our class and we'd all pretend to be an absolutely perfect learning environment.

[@carmenl163]

You should have seen how the town I live in was swept and manicured when the king and queen came to visit. Broken streetlights, graffiti, cracks in the pavement... suddenly there was enough money and enough workers to fix it all!

[@magnuswalker7957]

It's called The Royal Visit effect.

[@dianprasetyawati8246]

I'm from Indonesia. In the 1990s my middle school had a 'surprise' visit from the Minister of Education, and at the only day of the rehearsal to welcome the minister, I decided not to come... Unfortunately, when he dropped in to the 'special day', the minister came straight at me and decided I was that one lucky student that will be asked for questions. Since I didn't attend the rehearsal, I was staged at the corner most location at the lab equipped with a broken microscope that only function if there is a natural light shining directly to it (which I didn't know). Needless to say, I did my best to avoid eye contact, and turned my back at him and start looking at my petri dish, quickly pretending I was busy with my microscope. But he was adamant, and still eager to look what I was looking at. To my surprise my microscope came back with an empty image as the minister stood straight next to the natural light source for that particular microscope and blocking the way.... He asked me deadpan what is it that we're looking at? and I just can't explain it to him since I wasn't there at the rehearsal and didn't know the issue. I can't forget the look of the Head of Education department, my principal, and my teacher...none of them prepared me with that question, I swore I could hear a pin drop during my speechless moment. Eventually, I did say we were looking at either an amoeba or an algae...while stuttering. This video reminds me to be grateful. I used to think Indonesia in the 1990s is like North Korea, but now I can gladly say that Indonesia in 1980-1990s, dictatorship was far far less deadly than NK. failing a staging doesn't warrant a child to be enrolled in forced labor or concentration camp and teachers let children to be their awkward-self. Even though we have a dictator rule at that time, I can remember that my teachers still appreciate my little protest at compulsory doctrine curriculum by putting 'I doubt it' or 'unsure' at every likert-scale test that worship the dictator, and gave me a pass even though I probably fail on every tests and never heard anyone went to any concentration camp for doing so.

[@ShamblesMD]

God, they are all so nervous around the camera. That is sad.

[@paulfrewzy7374]

Tragic really

[@doushonmandic5509]

I'm not the only one that would want to visit them right?

[@artalexander4952]

Most Asian cultures are. They're shy and over polite generally speaking. They never stare you down or get into your face, considered very rude.

[@LeechUFC]

They are nervous about the camera for reasons that you're not considering. If I rarely saw foreigners and suddenly theres someone filming my daily life with a professional camera shoved in my face I'd be scared. Imagine you're skating or shopping at a grocery store and 4 men you don't know begin recording you..... THAT is scary.

[@akeemlawrence9750]

Dylan James Chang exactly. Just bc we are used to reality kardashians that HAPPILY show their ass (literally/figuratively) doesn’t mean other societies are “sad” bc they’re timid.

[@urdumboo7657]

Thank u so much for sharing I've learned a bit more now

[@sidhubanerjee1990]

Very good documentary. It showed fron a new perspective or a new vantage point. Really good one

[@michealhuff2299]

Imagine visiting a place where you get off the airplane and you’re in a museum; a museum with guides to ensure you take in the perpetual performance art as the artist intended. THAT is N Korea

[@meghancepeda]

a museum with living souls. it absolutely CRUSHES me when i see these people. the kids too. this is all an act they put on for the outside world to see. and when eyes look away, they go back to their “normal” which is what we consider inhumane. i feel so bad that there is LITERALLY nothing we can do BUT to stop visiting and funding kim and his military. it’s the biggest income they have for their country. WE fund, what will ultimately be our demise, if kim isn’t just bluffing.

[@mr.riffian9507]

😂

[@vparakhin]

It's not a museum, it's a death camp.

[@budiisnadi]

This is the most neutral documentary of North Korea on KZbin. Others tend to be biased or made their observations from 1st world perspective.

[@somervillettv2272]

wanna know why there isnt any deformed or disabled people in north korea? Pig food

[@rogerbaker9324]

Not 1st world, more accurately the Imperialist world in which you live, and it is pretty obvious where you get your information.

[@thomasblackwell9507]

Roger Baker - There is a difference between a Republic and an Imperialist government. With a Republic one has choices whereas with an Imperialist one choices are made by the sovereign (I.e. the king).

[@n7warhound885]

Roger Baker lol shoes on the other foot there boy. This is propaganda. Want to experience it for yourself? Go live in China like I have.

[@RetreatHell518]

@@n7warhound885 I think it all depends on what kind of family you are born in. if you are below the middle class you are completely fucked and if you are born into a rich family, you have much better chances at the country.

[@carlosk8103]

I wonder what they would do if you asked them something like " So which of the 3 dear leaders to you love the most?"

[@blickys]

Having a Foreign Tourists is probably one of the best times of their lives. It’s sad how everyone knows how to ACT like their happy and everything’s fine.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😔😞😥😓

[@movementmathebula828]

You can't act everyday life

[@amyli1413]

How do you know that people act?

[@amelivita]

provavelmente estão, já pensou nisso?

[@spamton_kromer_businessman]

They are actually used to the regime, since they know nothing about the rest of the world, so they don't have anything to compare to. They think that NK is the best country ever, and praying for Kims and all that stuff becomes a natural habit in their lives, which means that the government succeed in feeding them propaganda

[@lilruru4371]

When "Somebody that I used to know" started playing, I thought it was another opened tab but then realized it was the video.

[@ahikanana]

An touching humanistic view of N. Korea, the first such portrayal I've ever seen. It shows that people are just people, no matter what their situation. Whether they say it or not, they no doubt yearn for a better future. They're just waiting for that day to come.

[@richardpark3054]

People are the same everywhere. Although the particulars change from place to place, don't we all want the same things: security, raise our kids, a refrigerator. We're all the same.

[@hatednyc]

I’m surprised they let this man back there seven times when he’s being so honest about his reporting and his condemnation of the administration.

[@callmewheels4806]

Great story. Very well balanced. Love your camera gear too.

[@TrueMexico]

I've been waiting for a good North Korea docu for ages. You click on some... and very soon realise you've seen it. This was a new one and great!

[@frials4757]

You have to watch "under the sun" from 2015

[@rainydayyoutube]

There is a good one from vice news

[@anbban5499]

@Johney Smith That is true. The true intention of the DW Documentary seems to be keep on bashing North Korea until it submits to the capitalists and the oil companies.

[@lustwaffe9000]

True Mexico This one is already sorta old because NK has changed drastically this year alone. They have changed A LOT.

[@DarkenedSpell]

@@rainydayyoutube Vice isnt an unbiased source unfortunately.

[@5karla5]

This is a great documentary. I've watched many documentaries where the reporters have been extremely provocative and asked the people questions that could potentially put them in danger. They were deliberately trying to ridicule the country. Meanwhile this is a refreshing film because the journalist has been very respectful towards the people, not forcing them to answer provocative questions. He sees the friendly, normal human side of these people. I love the sentence in the end about how generalizations serve no purpose. Very professional documentary.

[@Julia-nl3gq]

I know. So-called 'journalists' who put North Koreans into that position should be ashamed of themselves. And fired. All they are doing is revealing to us that ratings are more important to them than human lives. They're fully aware of the trouble they can get these people into, and they do it anyway.

[@74Diamondgirl]

@@Julia-nl3gq they're actually showing you the truth, not this glazed over crapola. These people are indoctrinated and scared and the government perfected it over 76 years so please spare everyone the typical lib responses.

[@Mansikkacake]

that's exactly what I thought too.

[@matteosimonini2558]

he intends on going back so he's being mindful of what he's choosing to show us in his documentary...

[@mastixencounter]

🤦‍♂

[@ellis9847]

Just commeting to say THANKYOU for putting this on youtube

[@cattandneil1504]

Great documentary! Loved it!

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@MrKillroy26]

It’s pretty much the biggest hostage situation

[@alohadubs7683]

Killjoy26 Except most of the hostage takers are hostages themselves.

[@MikeKitterman]

Yes. America is holding the people of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea hostage by U.S. aggressive sanctions, mock invasion exercises, and America's propaganda campaign.

[@maqsoodahmadmahota6990]

Michael Kitterman M.

[@badmonkey2222]

@@MikeKitterman 😅

[@woreer9]

@@MikeKitterman didn't know north Koreans had access to KZbin

[@BrinyGale]

You threw that kid a loaded question with ‘Who discovered America?’

[@samuelzabala8457]

🤣🤣🤣

[@raywilliam4638]

He was thinking hard about the name of the first Indian who drifted there.

[@jonahruiz4101]

The Native Americans

[@mickic2534]

I thought the same.. reporter: he did not respond. kid: dumb dumb... still thinks it was Chris C.

[@andreandpaula]

Don’t see it as loaded

[@hbrn5484]

Great material!

[@jaczech_2876]

4:47 i love this moment

[@christianrepizo]

North Korea reminds me of old GTA game,not many people or cars on street and empty buildings .

[@mcfcguvnors]

n they respawn every 15 minutes :D its EXACTLY like GTA m8 :D

[@g0679]

christianrepizo Their demonstrations are so colorful and orderly. Makes me want to move there.

[@nicabarr6658]

Where are the prostitutes?

[@sandgrunge]

@@nicabarr6658 the real questions being asked

[@mia-yn4ri]

Nic Abarr dead-

[@_.Leo_.]

"Here is our cloning lab..." /eyeroll

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Imagine if N-K would actually be a super advanced civilization, living underground with state of Art artificial sun and sky and controlled seasons and unlimited food resources and every north korean on the surface would actually be a clone or robot with no need To eat or rest

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@anttitheinternetguy3213 lol

[@pippenextra6047]

@@anttitheinternetguy3213 Asian Wakanda?

[@_loss_]

you do realize we have cloning isn't something new? We've been doing it for a while now.

[@jedwardswalker]

@wO yeah, but they've got a few restrictions the rest of the world doesn't have Like freedom of thought and access to reality...they sound, look, and act like blithering idiots. Although if I were scared to death, maybe I could say "Look! A microscope!" like it's the newest thing in technology...

[@phil6760]

Very well done! Those women working at the textile factory looked so sad in the pictures you took.

[@denisoregan111]

An absolutly superb video THANK YOU

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching and your positive feedback, Denis :)

[@coolbreeze4326]

Whoever’s reading this in the year 2200 i hope this country is free by now

[@tyronetyrone8005]

Sadly, not much change rlly

[@GuhbsBeats]

Nope now we're just in a pandemic

[@nyarlathotepthecrawlingcha7847]

its been free for ages im sure your american concept of freedom is truly free

[@sreekalateacher8121]

Ya come after 100 more years let's see what happens

[@someone4673]

its 2020 u muffin.

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

I’m sorry did I hear that correctly - they buy flowers to leave at the monument, then they take them an put them back in the store to RESELL them. LMAO.

[@okelloraymond2115]

yes better for the environment ..

[@zumeybear6883]

Every 8th day of the month :D to pay homage to their "merciful leader" Now that parts hilarious

[@cantbelieveitsnotredacted1117]

They don’t have enough resources for everyone so it makes sense

[@peteschiller7935]

@@aSpaghettiMan wtf is wrong with you.

[@te0nani]

Don't litter, recycle.

[@SuperpowerBroadcasting]

Great documentary!

[@daniellilly_]

What a 1st class documentary 👏 👌 🙌

[@truongcahanh8915]

A young cousin of mine went to attend a North Korean university after her father got a job related to diplomacy there. A few months later he suddenly died of some kind of illness, and now my cousin is still living alone in N. Korea because she hasn't finished her education yet. Our family keep wondering what really happened to her father, and can't wait for her to come home.

[@renato8473]

Are you from Viet Nan?

[@rocknroll20024]

I hope she comes home safe and sound I'll keep her in my prayers

[@vickilee578]

he wud have been killed off and shes bein forced to stay

[@Someonehahaha]

Say goodbye to your cousin.

[@user-cd6zr9dy3j]

Trường Ca Hành what country are you in that they think it’s a good idea to live there.

[@nirmitkadakia6812]

26:10 you can see the fear in the reaction of the woman picking the leaves

[@jo_verabradleyfan4743]

I saw that, too. 😥

[@iamatlantis1]

No one wants to be filmed, or caught on film helping or contributing to documentary's like these. I haven't made it that far yet.

[@axellorisa3654]

this video breaks my heart man...

[@nyashachibisa5151]

They have some pretty amazing architecture

[@deadoralev]

only saw two but, i feel like DW's north korean documentaries are the best 👀

[@yifan9122]

same

[@FirstnameLastname-pe3ky]

Yeah, they are beautiful blissfully ignorant propaganda shows. Painting a wonderful picture of the not so bad country. While in reality what they show is the only city in the contry which is filled with the elite while millions of people literally rot away in the death camp with children being sliced open and burned alive for information on their parents kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4bLm2eAhtCkd9U The fact that you call this propaganda piece "the best" is sickening and also scary. It's stunning that people believe this side of it so easily. NK is a horrific death zone and documentaries like this one of DW are appallingly minimizing the horror that goes on there.

[@ParanoidMaster]

@@FirstnameLastname-pe3ky You are basically right. But I think the journalist is trying to do very small steps each time he visits the country. As he said, he is trying to establish deeper and deeper relations with his "overseers" (building up a network of people who might - some day - will give him true and propaganda-free information). Basically Salami-Tactics ;) NK's government will not let anyone inside the country again who was too critical etc. And btw: he makes more than clear that most of this stuff they show to him is staged propaganda bullshit and he was not allowed to film this or that etc. (so where is your problem?)

[@dailyFACTUALITY]

well at least they dont believe that the earth is flat.

[@mixmixture7049]

This vid is educated and neutral version. You got too see funny version of north korean by (Anton) The People🤣. That's madness and illegal

[@nc5905]

1:47 the only footage of that north korean citizen that the world will ever see is her almost dropping a bag of chips

[@meghancepeda]

yeah they def reviewed this footage and snatched her, her family & her friends up and sent them to a hard labor camp.

[@Marukazzz]

she went off script, now she must face the consequences

[@Chinaman-gw6ts]

Probably will get executed if she drops it completely

[@kylevernon]

23:20 That woman clearly didn't know how to use a shopping cart, which means she probably hasn't done that before or hasn't even seen someone use it correctly. Very strange. They say that they stage things like that when tourists come.

[@mojonewslk]

Very good documentary - a professional one!

[@pechesmelba4405]

23:41 shocked me; I’ve watched so many North Korean documentaries etc and I’ve never seen a teenager there act like any other teenager in the world - looking at his phone and then waving with a smile. It looked so casual I honestly thought I’d imagined it at first. (He must be rich af, look at how many bottles of random drinks he’s buying lol)

[@jingsiyang8535]

Pêches Melba Judging from his clothes, facial expression, and his look, he’s most likely a Chinese tourist or student.

[@805NAVE]

Jing Siyang yeah that seems most likely

[@Kennethwork]

It's a chinese tourist

[@Hello_there_obi]

Its for show. They show you what they want you to see. Thats why they try to keep you in pyongyang where the elites are. Its all a facade and most are acting. The others are brainwashed.

[@brookecollins7545]

Pêches Melba he was probably set there to make nk look nice

[@nenblom]

“Officially, it’s a paradise on Earth.” Unofficially?

[@maxlee6986]

Living hell

[@PhantomCitadel]

I get that reference

[@meghancepeda]

i wasn’t sure i heard that right. PARADISE??? ☠️ like you absolutely cannot be serious hahaha (@ the video)

[@PhantomCitadel]

@@meghancepeda none of you get the reference haha

[@meghancepeda]

@@PhantomCitadel i truly, do not.

[@worldwatcher5787]

DW is a very trusted source, I only watch this documementary because has DW mark.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@thegardenranger]

Well done. This is the kind of journalism I enjoy to watch. Thank you.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching! Be sure to check out our channel for more content.

[@janawrighthbontentmediaext153]

Probably one of the best North Korean documentaries I've seen. So fascinating to get a look into such a private country. Excellent filming, Excellent documentary. Love your work!

[@darwine7343]

Jana go visit, remember don't take no portraits or anything. You will die waiting to be released.

[@MikeKitterman]

Jana you might want to have a doctor take a look at that dumb.

[@gottistgeil579]

Jana, Well, it's no wonder, being a German production... (DW = Deutsche Welle [wave/frequency])

[@MedienGulli]

it is a very excellent documentary, it does not matter who made it, it shows a lot of picture were not able to see elsewere.

[@Zoka578]

das ist good country not usa!!!

[@riley8704]

"This is our cloning lab, here's a microscope." Yep, totally not a bit. Totally real science.

[@warrioroflight6872]

@jxhensley Yeah, but pointing out a microscope as of its some kind of hyper-advanced phenomenon is pretty ridiculous considering that every middle school, high school, and university science lab I have ever been in had dozens of them and nobody made a fuss over it.

[@saifulbinzainalabidinmoe8047]

evry1 looks weary

[@meghancepeda]

*hands kid paper pen and calculator* PRESS BUTTONS AND COPY TO PAPER. MAKE MATH.

[@davidgiusti840]

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[@davidgiusti840]

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[@ZyliceLiddell]

It seems so ‘perfect’ that it makes me feel tense and uneasy…

[@applemagsafe]

19:31 this photo made me sob 😭

[@jesicamercado5304]

Look at the faces of those workers. They look so unhappy 🙁

[@jeffreyg4626]

Come to the US and look at workers going to work. They look fucking miserable. I know, I'm one of them.

[@karandras2854]

@@jeffreyg4626 I bet you don’t work in a rice field for cents. These guys have nothing

[@CelticConservative]

@@jeffreyg4626 I'm sure bagging groceries puts you on par with being a slave in north korea. Grow up

[@kad3e3]

@@CelticConservative at least they get paid minimum wage. N Korea they get paid 5 cents a day

[@meghancepeda]

@@jeffreyg4626 we have it SO MUCH better than any single one of these people. it isn’t a competition.. and if it was, they have us beat by a very very verrrrry long shot.

[@janrucigaj5748]

Kim Jong-Un 2020: Today is a great day for our glorius country, but I want to give a shoutout for todays sponsor:Raid Shadow Legends!

[@LunaHiddenStars]

LOL OML 😂

[@randomfish2054]

Maybe raid was made by mEo ze dong Kim jun I’ll kim I’ll sung and Kim jung un Stalin hitler and satin

[@normalperson8173]

@@randomfish2054 cringe

[@randomfish2054]

@@normalperson8173 What’s cringe HUH!?

[@v_i_cc_i_v1679]

@@normalperson8173 yeah

[@fish4716]

Its like stepping into a time machine.

[@petermulder9176]

If you look carefully at 14:42 in the opper right corner of the monitor it says....MICROSOFT INT.. a North Korean school having Microsoft software...

[@aperequest]

"They took me to a classroom where a starving woman stands in front of a room full of children pretending to do math."

[@nicsilvestroni9221]

Medium grey : 😂😂

[@DaniHMcV]

That was such a silly comment from the journalist. As if they wouldn’t be learning math.....how does he figure anything there gets done without math?!?

[@koryoball]

"Starving"

[@gowk0]

@@DaniHMcV you don't need math to serve the supreme leader

[@MinhPham-iw4rr]

This statement from journalist makes this video totally rubbish

[@DeepakSharma-ty5ev]

North Korea is just like a home having only one door and there is not a single Window.

[@broexist7134]

And no wifi

[@paulfrewzy7374]

GoodPoint

[@upenlimbu07]

At least they dont lynch people for killing cows. Filthy mumbai and delhi is fitted for you. Dont spread hate.

[@sastrous]

@@upenlimbu07 they probably do

[@damirsabovic2972]

In stead of windows you have pictures of the great leaders

[@iamatlantis1]

Roller blading in the winter? I don't know if I've seen that before.

[@ib4039]

Christopher Columbus didn’t discover anything … That’s good the student didn’t answer to false history 😂

[@khushboo5186]

I couldn't ignore how malnourished most of the children as well as adults are💔

[@gun4funofficial937]

But we'll never get a glimpse into the truth of this because of laws prohibiting any photography of any malnourished, and sad, or any "less than perfect" scenery or persons.

[@grimerPL]

Just because they're not wildly obese like American kids?

[@dehyamain1591]

😂he be flexing and forgot about his group 10:18

[@sergiogarcia9714]

They gave him 20 years hard labor for forgetting about his group 😞

[@EBizz85]

@@sergiogarcia9714 are you serious

[@pederstrmKollenborg]

@@EBizz85 , he was executed straight after. /s

[@generalzucc462]

Peder Strøm Kollenborg with an AA fun

[@mohammadabdulsayedahmed289]

RunniN IT He was lying, unfortunately it was 40 years hard labor for crimes against groups

[@sandraschneider1622]

I have seen a lot of documentaries about North Korea, where journalists put people in difficult situation and treated hem like aliens. This documentary is one of the best. The reported showed us real people at their work and treated them realy nicely. He was careful not to put them in danger with his questions.

[@wonderbars36]

Recycling the flowers and having dedicated people to do so is just so mindblowingly oppressive and gives a morbid creepy bureaucratic vibe in it's circular logic. Just seeing defeat and sadness in those worker women's eyes was soul crushing. We are very fortunate in the free world, folks.

[@MultiLiam24]

It is nice to see you are showing different things rather than going on the tourist's tour and filming what you can already find a hundred times on KZbin. You guys did a nice job and I really like the Kodak Portra theme throughout since it comes off as original and gives off an entertaining vibe. Give yourselves a pat on the back for not being so biased that it comes off as really annoying and fake.

[@danniplays3345]

I mean, he did travel into the country with them knowing he's a journalist. Not as a journalist under a tourist visa (which is illegal in North Korea)

[@refugioa.rodriguez5207]

What was the cámara that toke the pics?

[@felixcat4346]

The use of film instead of digital is kind of pretentious. This whole documentary is a bit smug and o so politically correct.

[@kazuyoshisakamoto4096]

Thank you for uploading. Ten years ago, it was rare to see North Korea on KZbin. Recently, many people who traveled to North Korea have posted videos on KZbin, so we can easily see the deeper situation in North Korea on KZbin.

[@defeatignorance8681]

You're not seeing NK. The capitol is a city where only those loyal to the regime are allowed to live. And the parts you see in these videos are what NK wants you to see, it isn't how life really is. Most of this is staged, actors made to portray NK in a light that makes it appear to be modern when the truth is very different.

[@budhengatma9375]

@@defeatignorance8681 jeaolus in reality your country just poor corrupt selfish🤣

[@amelivita]

​@@defeatignorance8681 fonte?

[@deretti347]

​@@defeatignorance8681there are videos in others cities like Kaesong

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

That guard in the beginning actually seems like a very decent guy. Like that type of person you would want to bring with you to the firing squad if you for some reason got punished with execution over there.

[@DoctorTyrell]

Great doc, as always. Now what's that song at the end? PLEEEASE

[@DoctorTyrell]

Anyone know the title of that song?

[@DoctorTyrell]

Found! and thanks to Axel Stevens too, The Dining Rooms - Tunnel (Rework)

[@kuhrenngheay]

watching this video makes me feel im in the 80's era.

[@MetalizedButt]

You’re way off. This is 50s 60s minus the technology

[@hansendesigns]

Yeah, until you see them farming with ox and plows from the 1800s. (Not even horses)

[@kevinhenderson5520]

Damn i feel so sorry for them.. They literally don't know any better..

[@user-bs9jp6us5t]

as a S. korean, we can go abroad except N.korea which is so sad to me. hope to go there see and talk to the people in my life. Thanks this precious docu. for inviting unvisitable place to me

[@DirkVaughan]

Honestly, some of this is refreshing to hear. It genuinely seems like “progress” is starting to be made in small ways.

[@ChristopherGray00]

when you ignore the slave camps where people are starving to death and get executed for trying to leave the country, yeah sure.

[@DirkVaughan]

@@ChristopherGray00 Yeah, I’m probably way off on that. Wishful thinking I suppose.

[@thanos8638]

They have always been this way except the 90's

[@kroneyt1493]

7:30 - This is a great example of someone talking for thirty seconds in Language A, and the translation in Language B being only like five or six seconds long.

[@gilbertsang9552]

How can u tell the difference between what's real and what's staged in North Korea?

[@hhh0511]

you can't

[@mrnceka1758]

@Ronald Reed Very true, this documentary just feel more staged.

[@sabagisara]

Its like my workplace during audit, everything is staged 😅

[@Janellabelle]

Everything you SEE is going to be a sham. Everything you hear* from defectors is mostly true as someone with severe ptsd can recall it.

[@justinohren8549]

I like how they work together well and are not selfish

[@anonymous-eb1ws]

They are smiling but you can feel their sufferings

[@insta_for_em639]

Just remember this is probably 5% of the real footage which wasn’t deleted

[@Planetnext1]

the North Koreans never, ever, ever forced me to delete videos or photo material

[@user-sg4ov7ng4h]

maybe he hide the footages so they can't take it

[@dejion8693]

This guy was actually just banned from the country if he returns he will face criminal charges for his photographs

[@Planetnext1]

@@RobertWelles ?

[@RobertWelles]

@@Planetnext1 what i mean by that is the reason they never had you delete any photos or video is because you took pictures that they wanted you to take

[@kiangee]

Very clean. I wish they show how people in the villages live......extreme poverty and hard work.

[@molybdomancer195]

Foreigners aren’t allowed outside Pyongyang

[@amado4249]

Hard work and no free Enterprise. Just how some in America want it.

[@GoatStormChaser]

They aren’t allowed to go there but it surely is like that

[@isabellam1936]

Please post when this documentary was made. I don’t know why so many people don’t.

[@MM-9124]

This documentary was very good.

[@johnr.6029]

Excellent documentary video. I hope other viewers can appreciate all the accomplishments you've made that got you to this point where you were able to make a video like this under such challenging circumstances. John - northern California

[@805NAVE]

john r. Just say California!! We all one state here! I’m from SoCal but originally from central coast (San Luis Obispo), NorCal is no different. Just slightly more seasonal. It’s all one state bro!

[@supportthom7308]

pooldgn.

[@SK-xf1nq]

Same flower are sold over and over . . Stonks ↗️

[@rafaeltinajero]

Watching this 2021 god bless you