Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia

15
2023
|
115 mins
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    Beyond Utopia | Ratings & Reviews

    Extraordinary

    Extraordinary, effectively gruelling documentary about a pastor aiding a family of defectors out of North Korea. Told with chilling, intimate hidden-cam footage that feels illegal to watch, Madeleine Gavin’s film is both a breathless on-the-run thriller and an eye-opening crash course in the country’s nightmarish, surreally oppressive dictatorship.

    Aaron Yap

    "Jaw-dropping..."

    —Slash FilmSlash Film

    "Gripping, moving, sweatily tense..."

    —Screen DailyScreen Daily

    "Uneven but gripping..."

    —Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

    "Madeleine Gavin's documentary is often messy and unfocused, but thrilling footage... covers a multitude of sins."

    —IndieWireIndieWire

    "Instantly essential."

    —RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

    Beyond Utopia | Details

    Directed by
    Madeleine Gavin
    Cast
    HW
    Hyuchang Wu
    PK
    Pastor Seungeun Kim
    SL
    Soyeon Lee
    Award winner
    Audience Award, Sundance 2023
    Rating
    15, real violence, bloody images, images of real dead bodies
    Runtime
    115
    Genre
    Documentary
    Country of origin
    USA

    Beyond Utopia | Opinion

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    Beyond Utopia is a pulse-pounding documentary about escaping North Korea

    Luke Buckmaster

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