Escaping North Korea

Its a documentary about real life stories of North Koreans escaping their homeland to Yanji, China. There are those who are loyal to their 'father" the General and those who wants to leave is considered a traitors. Yanji is no dream city for them as most of them are sold to farmers as wife for about 6000 pounds (a lot of money). Those who escape their buyers hides in the Yanji city and with no papers, most are drawn to the sex trade. Their hope to go to South Korea where they will be accepted but escaping China to South Korea is a dangerous and ardous journey enroute Laos, then Thailand by train and road. All these countries do not recognise the refugees and if caught they will be send back where they will be beaten and forced into labor camp in North Korea. There is a christain organisation helping the north korean to get out and its where the documentary is filmed.

Its an extraordinary tale of strength, determination for the quest to freedom, and better opportunites. Most of them have been caught and trying the escape for second time. For us who lives in comfort life couldn't even imagine their hardships, physical and mental. I have tremendous respect for their courage and will, the will to suceed.

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They do it because they respect themselves, i realise.

They do it because they love their family.