Kimjongilia

"Kimjonilia" is a documentary about life in North Korea during the last couple decades. It has no narration but instead consists of interviews with various folks who have escaped the country and are now telling their stories.

There's absolutely no doubt that North Korea is one of the most mysterious, most secretive and most repressive regimes in the world today. For those reasons, I suppose it holds a certain fascination for a lot of people - myself included.

It's mind-boggling to think that Concentration Camps still exist in the twenty-first century- yet, here we have the testimony of an escapee who witnessed the murder of both his mother and his brother inside a Korean concentration camp. Their crime?

With the recent Oscar win by "Parasite", it seemed like a good time to focus on Korea. Korea, like most cultures in the region, has thousands of years of history.

I have been fascinated with North Korea for several years. What we see on TV, and in news broadcasts, typically isn't how it really is.

I have seen 2 or 3 documentaries about North Korea they were all compelling--it is a fascinating live brain washing horror show. The show they put on is impressive.