Beyond Utopia
“See a place few have ever seen.”
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
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Cast
11 people
Barbara Demick
Self
Kim Sung-eun
Self
Lee Hyeon-seo
Self
Lee So-yeon
Self
Kim Jong-un
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Inside North Korea: The Next Leader
The Red Princess
Kim Jong-il
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Kim Jong-il
Kim Il-sung
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Country of Orchards
Kim Jong-nam
Self (archive footage)
Also in
North Korea's Deadly Dictator
Jang Song-thaek
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The 5th Execution
Ri Sol-ju
Self (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Kamikaze: An Untold History
Assignment in Korea
Madeleine Gavin Director · Adam Taylor Composer Taylor Page Composer
Worldwide gross $6.8K · United States release October 23, 2023 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,800
Production
Ideal Partners
Production
XRM Media
Production
RandomGood Foundation
Production
Human Rights Foundation
Production
19340 Productions
Production
The deNovo Initiative
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
United States · January 21, 2023
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 23, 2023
Limited theatrical · Two-day Fathom Events engagement
United States · November 28, 2023
Digital
United States
August 31, 2023 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 20, 2023 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
September 29, 2023 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 9, 2023 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 11, 2023 · Premiere · Doctober Film Festival
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 3, 2023 · Limited theatrical
November 10, 2023 · Premiere · DOC NYC
Australia
June 9, 2023 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 5, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
November 28, 2023 · Digital
Czechia
March 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 17, 2023 · Premiere · CPH DOX
France
March 5, 2024 · TV · arte
Germany
October 14, 2023 · Premiere · Human Rights Film Festival Berlin
December 5, 2023 · Digital
Hong Kong SAR China
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
India
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Indonesia
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
Ireland
October 27, 2023 · Digital
Israel
July 15, 2023 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Japan
January 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Poland
May 12, 2023 · Premiere · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Puerto Rico
November 28, 2023 · Digital
South Africa
July 23, 2023 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 31, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
April 5, 2024 · Digital · Filmin
Sweden
November 10, 2023 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
October 1, 2023 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 16, 2023 · Premiere · Sheffield DocFest
October 27, 2023 · Theatrical
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