Most Westerners know little about North Korea or what it’s like to live in – or leave – the rigid country. “Beyond Utopia” shows the lengths defectors are willing to go to experience freedom.
Human Rights Watch states the case very clearly: North Korea “remains one of the most repressive countries in the world.” In a 2022 report, the nonprofit said, “The North Korean government does not respect the rights to freedom of thought, opinion, expression or information… Fear of collective punishment is used to silence dissent.” Amnesty International, in …