Beyond Utopia
Movie Details:
| Also known as | Flykten från Nordkorea |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English Korean |
| Genre | Documentary, Biography, History, News |
| Release date | November 28, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 55min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee |
| Directed by | Madeleine Gavin |
| Produced by | Sue Mi Terry Jana Edelbaum Rachel Cohen |
| Cinematography by | Hyun Seok Kim |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gavin |
| Music by | Taylor Page Adam Taylor |
| Filming locations | Seoul, South Korea(location) |
| Production Company | 19340 Productions Human Rights Foundation Random Good Foundation |
| Distributor | Fathom Events (United States)(theatrical) Roadside Attractions (United States)(theatrical) Dogwoof (United Kingdom) Hulu (United States)(VOD, video) Madman Entertainment (Australia) Madman Films (New Zealand) Yleisradio (YLE) (Finland)(also Internet, TV) |
Cast & Characters:
- Hyeonseo Lee as Self, author of The Girl with Seven Names
- Sung-eun Kim as Self, founder and president of Caleb Mission
- So-yeon Lee as Self
- Sue Mi Terry as Self
- Barbara Demick as Self, author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
- Jung Gwang-Il as Self
- Jean H. Lee as Self, journalist (credited as Jean Lee)
- Sokeel Park as Self, Liberty in North Korea
- Sunok Park as Self
- Jinhae Roh as Self
- Jinpyeong Roh as Self
- Yonggil Roh as Self
- Yeongbok Woo as Self
- Esther Park as Self, Seungeun Kim’s wife
- Hyukchang Wu as Self
- Yeonghee Woo as Self
- Cheongmi Woo as Self
Storyline:
The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, reveals a world most of us have never seen.