Germany — all communist allies — as part of Soviet-led projects to reconstruct war-ravaged North Korea. The orphans studied in local schools and made local friends.
'True North': Film Review | Annecy 2020
20.06.2020 - 02:43 / hollywoodreporter.com
Although it takes the form of an animated feature, writer-director Eiji Han Shimizu’s True North is definitely not for kids. But as a rare glimpse inside a North Korean prison camp, this grueling and poignant true-to-life tale can make for necessary viewing, especially for anyone interested in learning more about such an ongoing crime against humanity.
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20.06.2020 / 19:21
Annecy 2020: TV Pitch ‘38th Parallel’ Documents Unseen Family Life in North Korea
Ann-Marie Corvin Mifa’s TV series & specials pitches went live on Thursday with an epic eight-parter from the U.K.’s Mosaic Films, focusing on the life of a young family growing up in North Korea.Directed by award-winning director Andy Glynne, “38th Parallel: Hidden Voices from North Korea” takes the collected stories of defectors from the secretive regime and distills them into an ordinary family’s journey.With a narrative spanning over 70 years – from the birth of North Korea to the present
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16.06.2020 / 11:33
North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Liaison Office
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNorth Korea has blown up the liaison office between the two Koreas, following days of tension between the neighbors.South Korea’s Unification Ministry sent out a one-line message on Tuesday afternoon: “North Korea blows up Kaesong Liaison Office at 14:49.”North Korea was angered by the floating of anti-regime leaflets from the South by former defectors. It has also apparently tired of diplomacy.