With its riveting footage of a secretive "underground railroad," this gripping documentary reveals the life and death struggle of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and China.
The film also explores the complex geopolitics behind this growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis. By combining vérité footage, personal stories and interviews with experts and government officials, SEOUL TRAIN depicts the flouting of international laws by major countries, the inaction and bureaucracy of the United Nations, and the heroics of activists that put themselves in harm's way to save the refugees.
With riveting footage of a secretive "underground railroad" this gripping documentary shows North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and China. By combining vérité footage, personal stories and interviews with experts, we discover the flouting of international laws by major countries, the inaction of the United Nations, and the heroics of activists that put themselves in harm's way to save the refugees.
PBS
54 minutes
5 & 7 (of 9)
Aaron Lubarsky Jim Butterworth
Aaron Lubarsky
Incite Productions
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award
Feature Documentary Politics