I’ve watched mostly all the docs on TH-cam on NK, but this doc contained new content and was not the same as all the others. Thank you for an enlightening doc.
Not being able to go to the ski resort was a blessing in disguise. I had never ever seen such extensive footage of a North Korean city other than Pyongyang before.
There's a lot of footage if you look outside of western media channels. I've seen some fantastic (and not even hidden at all) footage from Chinese tourists and others from nations that aren't considered "enemies" of North Korea
There are some genuinely beautiful shots here. A country with a number of natural resources, varied climate and geography. Its people are clearly resourceful despite everything, and they could if permitted, have fruitful opportunities. It could be beautiful. If only its own leaders would allow it to be.
Yeah, man! The only reason NK is still there is because of the missiles they have. Otherwise, they would have been wiped off the surface of this planet already.
This has become my new obsession, I'm fascinated and heartbroken, it's a total eye opener despite the fact that I've been familiar with the subject, takes gratitude and freedom to another level..... The next time I complain about anything, I'll be sure to remember this and kick myself. Hard. Really, really hard.
I wanted to hug that basketball/volleyball player. He was saying how great everything is and yet he didn’t look anyone in the eye and he seemed really sad.
Believe it or not. DPRK has changed a lot in past 4-5 years. They let you take more videos. They don't check that much. A lot need to be done through diplomacy
I would love to hear what their real thoughts were. There may also be an element of you don't miss what you have never had. With the seemingly 24/7 propaganda may not even know what freedoms other people enjoy, thinking this way of life is normal for everyone.
That is absurd, that kinder garden kids already know how to fully play a instrument and know full songs It is almost meer impossible Imagine how many hours, how many lessons and how strict their teacher must of been to exceed this
@@nelsoncenoswald1544 Wanting and being forced to are two completely different things, some surely like do to this, but i bet the majority don't want to but either get forced to do it anyway.
4:34 Okay this guy is definitely an actor. 100%. I recognize his face as clear as day from other documentaries and news pieces created by the dictatorship. He is one of their best.
@@EmilyElizabethxox Yup. I also love how they keep stressing how it is cold because of the sanctions, nothing gets exported because of the sanctions, the sanctions, the sanctions... I am sorry but if a government misbehaves so terribly that almost every other country in the world decides to punish them, that is the problem, not the punishment itself. The people suffer because of the dictatorship. They could open up, get rid of their nukes, and the people's lives would improve tremendously. No one asked, but it was on my mind anyway 😅
@@yaboybenderbending7346 They wouldn't need to defend themselves if they were decent people. I mean, what does the rule of Kim Jong Un offer to the general population of North Korea? Why is it important that they are in power and not somebody else? Wouldn't somebody else distribute the wealth more fairly and focus more on becoming a wealthier country in general, instead of being part of a small elite that exploits the lower classes? If the Kims have nothing to offer to the people of NK, then isn't it a bit selfish that they want to stay in power just so that one family and a small group of elites can have a nice life? Why is it ok that they defend themselves? They are just selfish people who want to be rich at the cost of millions of others. I just don't see why they shouldn't be stopped. I think the same any other corrupt or unfair government, no matter where. But the worse the population suffers, the more important it is that something changes.
I know. I think I've seen all the docs on NK but I'm starting to become bored because you hear the same answers from everyone. I know they don't have a choice but at least rephrase so it seems different 🤣
I’m so lucky to be born in a western country where we still have our problems but at least we can decide our future our way to think and live our lives I feel so sorry for these people,I hope one day future generations can be free travel learn many things and most important be happy
Lucky because u swim in the wealth of other countries and continue to indirect colonizing them Once you stop that the war will start among your countries No need to feel sorry for others Just leave them alone
The concept of "what do you want to be when your older?" does not exist here for the kids. They don't have a choice but to learn instruments at a young age and when old enough, eventually forced to join the army.
This is a great documentary. What really struck me was that they probably have more female managers there than I’ve seen in the West haha. Most managers I saw like of the water park and the factory in the tourist town are all women. Whether that’s just for the camera or not, we’ll never know but it stood out.
I really hope to see these people freed in my lifetime. I feel so bad for them. I wish we could see their reactions when they are truly free. They will be so shocked by what they have been missing out on.
Freed? Do you really think the 23 million people of North Korea want to be ''freed'' ? Leave them alone, their government would not even exist if they didn't have support from a majority of the population. You listen to much western propaganda. We have propaganda just like they do. It is not all rainbows and glory over there but it sure as hell isn't like we like to portray it is here in our western media.
What are they going to free themselves with? Sticks and stones? The Communists disarmed the populace long ago, as to keep power There will never be a revolution of any kind.
@@Shusha0029 im from UK and i know many old people who are alone and starving for christmas. thousands and thousands had to go to a food bank for christmas meal. alot of elderly are forgotten and not cared about, alot of vets on the street. ofc its not as bad as nk, but dont speak for all.
North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,...…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning...
I lived in fascist Spain under the dictator Francisco Franco and I was forced to join the O.J.E. (kindly referred to as the boy scouts of Spain, but in fact a sort of Adolf Hitler Jugend under the sun). But watching this, living under Franco seemes a pure democracy now looking back in time.
With this video it will be even harder for western media to get permission to visit North Korea. I have deep sympathy of the people there. A life that reminds me a time in China 50 years ago during cultural revolution.
Also his people will get crushed in sports because they're not well fed to even compete he's a maniac he overwork these people making the pray and pray to his fat ass for ours on end and pumping out propaganda everywhere in the nation on the radio at their homes this is torture.
North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,...…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning...
I skipped to -36.00 mins and the children seem to be playing violin but the chords hand seem to be still at one place. Was that a recording played or that was actually an orchestra?
Fantastic documentary. I’ve watched quite a few on the DPRK. This documentary has new information and video footage I’ve never seen before. Exceptionally well done.
A number of eastern germans from the DDR emigrated and ended up in different communist nations between the late 1950s and 1989 since even the eastern part that was conquered by russia had better education and experts other communist countries needed so the offers they got were pretty great.
When the children are playing in the band I don’t think they’re actually playing the instruments, I think they’re only pretending to playing and they’re playing a pre-recorded music from the background 🤪
A rare kind of NK travel documentary. Factually accurate. Almost all the others are annoyingly done in that same style of excusing the terrible way in which a whole country operates as a prison. Name me another country where you risk death just for having the nerve just to leave?
I bet that the family of Mrs. Kim would be so lucky to see the outside world. I wonder what stuff do they do abroad? They are so lucky to get passports. They must have a special way to get permission to leave the country
One thing is soo scary, that every person they interview u can see them glancing off to the side (as knowing that even every word and jester is monitored)
The places the visiting tourists are allowed to see are so ridiculously trivial because there is nothing else to see there other than poverty and middle-ages technology.
They’re seriously bragging over an arch being a measly five meters bigger? Who can tell, and who cares? These guys try so hard to make everything a flex. It’s really and truly sad.
The ice-skating coach must be asking the twelve year old for a level of acrobatic skill perhaps a little beyond her age, not for the large amount of training she clearly puts in. I think expectations are unrealistic, and injuries would be the result.
There is people that made money black market and sell jewelry and there is unofficial jobs Around 6 to 7 out of 26M hafe a smartphone Just a fourth, small minority but sizabls
I’ve watched mostly all the docs on TH-cam on NK, but this doc contained new content and was not the same as all the others. Thank you for an enlightening doc.
There are more than 3700 docus on TH-cam about NK and you’ve seen them all?
@@chrispaw1 I was going to say the same
Agreed. Geesh. Some people are so anal
That would make 2 of us
@@chrispaw1 I said ‘mostly’, not ‘all’…
Yay a newer NK documentary. These never get old.
Such a crazy place
This doc is 4 years old
@@SrD1D0 Still new enough, I guess
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Miracle Development DPRK
Not being able to go to the ski resort was a blessing in disguise. I had never ever seen such extensive footage of a North Korean city other than Pyongyang before.
You'll see tons of extensive footage in some of the most impoverished areas. Hidden camera footage
There's a lot of footage if you look outside of western media channels. I've seen some fantastic (and not even hidden at all) footage from Chinese tourists and others from nations that aren't considered "enemies" of North Korea
@@jonathanlee2099could you point us in the right direction? What to search or any specific channels?
There are some genuinely beautiful shots here. A country with a number of natural resources, varied climate and geography. Its people are clearly resourceful despite everything, and they could if permitted, have fruitful opportunities.
It could be beautiful.
If only its own leaders would allow it to be.
When the 5 year old girl started playing, I'm stunned.
She wasn’t reading the music. She was staring at the keys.
Any1 else addicted to this stuff🤯
Meeee
Yeah, man! The only reason NK is still there is because of the missiles they have. Otherwise, they would have been wiped off the surface of this planet already.
Yes
This has become my new obsession, I'm fascinated and heartbroken, it's a total eye opener despite the fact that I've been familiar with the subject, takes gratitude and freedom to another level..... The next time I complain about anything, I'll be sure to remember this and kick myself. Hard. Really, really hard.
Watching at 3am my time-2024
“Our country is the best where you can live well and happily”
Amen to that hahahaha
😂
Lol
No matter how many documentaries I watch from North Korea one factor is prevalent despite the smiles, sadness
Yeah just look at the guide when he told him that there was no prison needed then right 13:24
the people are also extremely wary of being filmed, especially by foreigners
I wanted to hug that basketball/volleyball player. He was saying how great everything is and yet he didn’t look anyone in the eye and he seemed really sad.
I’ve watched mostly all the documentary but this is different from others really a masterpiece .
Me too. This one's a bit different
Anyone who is addicted to any north Korea documentary.lets gather here. Give a like
count me in my husband is always looking my phone he knows im watching about NK 😁😁😁
yes, we need you here!🤩
I’ve started playing stuff to fall asleep too lol it’s almost as bad as my true crime addiction.
I wish there were more to watch!
I thought I was the only one
I feel sorry for the people he is questioning 😭 they could get in to so much trouble if they make a mistake
stupid think
Believe it or not. DPRK has changed a lot in past 4-5 years. They let you take more videos. They don't check that much. A lot need to be done through diplomacy
Don't worry. The guy at 4:25 is a fake. Seen him in other documentaries.
@@shubhankardutta472 they might not check your media footage on the way out, but they check every single one of these TH-cam videos.
I would love to hear what their real thoughts were. There may also be an element of you don't miss what you have never had. With the seemingly 24/7 propaganda may not even know what freedoms other people enjoy, thinking this way of life is normal for everyone.
The assistant principal around 42:00 speaks remarkable English with only a trace of an accent!
If this is original content than its soo underrated. This documentary was so informative ,thankyou. Deserves more subscribers.
Definitely
100%
That is absurd, that kinder garden kids already know how to fully play a instrument and know full songs
It is almost meer impossible
Imagine how many hours, how many lessons and how strict their teacher must of been to exceed this
And what we get is perfection.
@@nelsoncenoswald1544 Wanting and being forced to are two completely different things, some surely like do to this, but i bet the majority don't want to but either get forced to do it anyway.
@Donnell Okafor I don't know but i assume it's like that.
@@IXI--xWolfx--IXI Like what?
If you watch closely there hands arnt moving with the violen and there are speakers in the back
This is a North Korea documentary I had not seen. And it’s all footage I’ve never seen. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for visiting!
This deserves greater coverage. Beautiful documentary
North Korea needs to be forgotten.
4:34 Okay this guy is definitely an actor. 100%. I recognize his face as clear as day from other documentaries and news pieces created by the dictatorship. He is one of their best.
Not just some “random player”. Everything is so orchestrated. Watching a tour is like watching the Truman show.
@@EmilyElizabethxox Yup. I also love how they keep stressing how it is cold because of the sanctions, nothing gets exported because of the sanctions, the sanctions, the sanctions...
I am sorry but if a government misbehaves so terribly that almost every other country in the world decides to punish them, that is the problem, not the punishment itself. The people suffer because of the dictatorship. They could open up, get rid of their nukes, and the people's lives would improve tremendously. No one asked, but it was on my mind anyway 😅
@@phoenix72999 I completely agree but they aren’t gonna give up the best defensive tool they got.
@@yaboybenderbending7346 They wouldn't need to defend themselves if they were decent people. I mean, what does the rule of Kim Jong Un offer to the general population of North Korea?
Why is it important that they are in power and not somebody else? Wouldn't somebody else distribute the wealth more fairly and focus more on becoming a wealthier country in general, instead of being part of a small elite that exploits the lower classes?
If the Kims have nothing to offer to the people of NK, then isn't it a bit selfish that they want to stay in power just so that one family and a small group of elites can have a nice life? Why is it ok that they defend themselves? They are just selfish people who want to be rich at the cost of millions of others.
I just don't see why they shouldn't be stopped.
I think the same any other corrupt or unfair government, no matter where. But the worse the population suffers, the more important it is that something changes.
@@phoenix72999 hell yeah dog, whatever you said.
The Kindergarten Orchestra gave me the chills.. in more ways than one (beautiful and haunting)
A country where everyone has the same answers
I know. I think I've seen all the docs on NK but I'm starting to become bored because you hear the same answers from everyone. I know they don't have a choice but at least rephrase so it seems different 🤣
It’s scary
It's sad they are not able to comfortably express themselves due to fear but @ least that family seems to live comfortably.
45 degrees Fahrenheit in the hotel. That’s high class.
Wow a great piece of documentary, it’s outstanding. This was filmed in 2018, I hope we get a update.
Fantastic watch. One of the best so far . Thank you
I’m so lucky to be born in a western country where we still have our problems but at least we can decide our future our way to think and live our lives I feel so sorry for these people,I hope one day future generations can be free travel learn many things and most important be happy
enjoy it while it lasts.. won't be long though.
Lucky because u swim in the wealth of other countries and continue to indirect colonizing them
Once you stop that the war will start among your countries
No need to feel sorry for others
Just leave them alone
@@فلسطينيوبفتخر-ض5ب then pay us back all our foreign aide ALL OF IT ! and you gotta deal 🙃
@@RicheeBe deal give me back my land 😌
@@RicheeBe as Palestinian refugee and my land is jemasine gharbi which is a part of tel aviv now
Give me jemasine gharbi and talk
The concept of "what do you want to be when your older?" does not exist here for the kids. They don't have a choice but to learn instruments at a young age and when old enough, eventually forced to join the army.
Ikr, and the kids here are only taught to be confused about what gender they are!!!
What a fabulous and informative documentary. Very concise and clear.
The biggest open world prison on this planet.
Not exactly
Seen many NK docs, this one is sooo excellent. Well done !!
Thank you
This is a great documentary. What really struck me was that they probably have more female managers there than I’ve seen in the West haha. Most managers I saw like of the water park and the factory in the tourist town are all women. Whether that’s just for the camera or not, we’ll never know but it stood out.
Yes I noticed that too! It is alleged that Kim Jong Un's successor will be his daughter..! Women on top
Who cares who is in charge. They are indoctrinated and frightened.
The concept of Karens in Customer Service do not exist. They do be thriving in that way if the ultimate consequence is existence
Well, have seen this 1000 times before. Same lesson.
I really hope to see these people freed in my lifetime. I feel so bad for them. I wish we could see their reactions when they are truly free. They will be so shocked by what they have been missing out on.
Freed? Do you really think the 23 million people of North Korea want to be ''freed'' ? Leave them alone, their government would not even exist if they didn't have support from a majority of the population. You listen to much western propaganda. We have propaganda just like they do. It is not all rainbows and glory over there but it sure as hell isn't like we like to portray it is here in our western media.
What are they going to free themselves with? Sticks and stones? The Communists disarmed the populace long ago, as to keep power There will never be a revolution of any kind.
Feel bad for your western decaying society
@@okwyntupac7205 we may have a mess but at least we aren't starving.
@@Shusha0029 im from UK and i know many old people who are alone and starving for christmas. thousands and thousands had to go to a food bank for christmas meal. alot of elderly are forgotten and not cared about, alot of vets on the street. ofc its not as bad as nk, but dont speak for all.
The sarcasm of narrator throughout this video was on other level wow 👌
It just show how biased it is really.
@13:00 The best statement in this entire documentary. Awesome!
The woman at the 42 minute mark feels different. Great english and you can sense that she has an open mind.
She is automatically an elite because only they are allowed to give tours like this.
42:55 This building didn't have a roof. The Leader told us we should build a roof. Isn't he brilliant and kind?
In 1992 North Korea had two rhythmic gymnasts in the Olympics who were quite underscored. I haven't seen any since then.
Great video, one of my favorite on N Korea! Thank you
It's hard to believe that one selfish bastard, can inflict so much hardship, on so many people!!
Yep, and no one can touch him only because he is a little rocket man. Otherwise, NK would have been wiped out long ago.
North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,...…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning...
@@adam.dzwoniarek72 General staff
wiped out for what ? So you can just wipe out a country for no justifiable reasons what so ever ? Dumb logic.@@adam.dzwoniarek72
@@adam.dzwoniarek72you mean elon musk?
This kindergarten orchestra...❤how cute and talented these kids areA
I heard that they only turn the electricity on when foreigners are coming, that's what one North Korean defector, anyway
I hate it when they say about americans. It hurts but the regime should be destryed
I lived in fascist Spain under the dictator Francisco Franco and I was forced to join the O.J.E. (kindly referred to as the boy scouts of Spain, but in fact a sort of Adolf Hitler Jugend under the sun). But watching this, living under Franco seemes a pure democracy now looking back in time.
With this video it will be even harder for western media to get permission to visit North Korea. I have deep sympathy of the people there. A life that reminds me a time in China 50 years ago during cultural revolution.
and tour point is? what would it bring western media to get permit to get in there if they can’t tell the world the shitty truth?
Great Documentary. Really enjoyed this :) Well done !
So purchasing a SIM card in North Korea is worth more than my old iPhone 😂
I've watched a lot of documentaries about North Korea.
This one is really one of the best ever.
Thank you xxx 🙏
Sounds like a nice touring experience despite the rumors or propaganda
Great documentary!
I don’t understand why they keep inviting journalists when they know they are going to go back and not say what they want anyways.
Congrats on this work and the risks that you took to obtain footage :)
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Notice every Nkoreans speaks without failing to mention Great leader at least twice
Great documentary. Thanks from Canada.
He want the Olympics to come there so bad...u can tell with all those sports facilities
Also his people will get crushed in sports because they're not well fed to even compete he's a maniac he overwork these people making the pray and pray to his fat ass for ours on end and pumping out propaganda everywhere in the nation on the radio at their homes this is torture.
All North Koreans acting like so happier but deeply inside very very very sad or empty
The standard could be different
well, how do you know?
North Korea has its own rules to protect its country from the influence of a Few Global Elite Criminals in the name of the World and Neo Colonialists who want to seize and enslave the countries of this world,...…..and some countries in this world they become Slaves of some The Global Criminal Elite, ........North Korea is an Independent State in the True Meaning...
if and when this system falls, how do you integrate all the people into the world?
What a dystopian nightmare....
China and the UK are becoming very similiar to this hell.
I skipped to -36.00 mins and the children seem to be playing violin but the chords hand seem to be still at one place. Was that a recording played or that was actually an orchestra?
Wow
Yes I have seen that in another video a choir was singing but it was a recording
they weren’t even looking either bet it’s fake
Fantastic documentary. I’ve watched quite a few on the DPRK. This documentary has new information and video footage I’ve never seen before. Exceptionally well done.
5:56 No cap the german pronounciation was on point
A number of eastern germans from the DDR emigrated and ended up in different communist nations between the late 1950s and 1989 since even the eastern part that was conquered by russia had better education and experts other communist countries needed so the offers they got were pretty great.
Holy shit! This is insane! When was this shot?
Assuming by references made during the film, 2018.
they are like zombies, always saying one thing about their leader
These locations are always so empty 😐😐😐. Just a few here and there.
I feel so sorry for the citizens of North Korea. They’re almost like children in their ignorance of the world.
They seem to be cheerful. Why do you feel sorry. Maybe that what the majority wants
Don't trust everything america says.
@@shubhankardutta472 there is nothing Cheerfully about those looks.
I don’t know why they can’t rise up against their dictator and then I learned they were brainwashed since childhood
Happiness is not just enjoying expensive things
Great Docu! very intriguing....
Definitely deserves more views
Hello To Everyone From North Dakota
Hello from Denmark
That minder dude was already in a few tourist videos from NK. Just a random observation.
When the children are playing in the band I don’t think they’re actually playing the instruments, I think they’re only pretending to playing and they’re playing a pre-recorded music from the background 🤪
Its not unusual for a dictatorship to get into sports
Allegedly 1 year. More like probably 2-3 years.
I think I saw 2018 on there.
I'm addicted to NK docs 😹
Thank you, very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those poor factory workers exposed to such hazards and they have no idea the dangers they live around.
Have you not seen what life is like in sub Saharan Africa ? Omg the markets the scavengers
Fabulous documentary!!
She opened the new premium 15$ Nescafe can for the guests 😂
Thank you for this video.I learned a lot of this close country.
42:05 the principal spoke English quite well😂
Can anyone tell me why weren't they allowed to see and film the bus convoy? Who were they and what did they do that people were celebrating them?
A rare kind of NK travel documentary. Factually accurate. Almost all the others are annoyingly done in that same style of excusing the terrible way in which a whole country operates as a prison. Name me another country where you risk death just for having the nerve just to leave?
Try renouncing Argentinian citizenship..
Former GDR
Communist Czechoslovakia...
@@sauerkrautvonbraun4590 why would you want to ?
There are n Koreans working in Russia middle east china
Amazing documentary!! Incredible.
This was good and unique info
those motivational brigades are the most anti motivating thing I've seen in a long time.
This documentary is one of the best about North Korea
I bet that the family of Mrs. Kim would be so lucky to see the outside world. I wonder what stuff do they do abroad? They are so lucky to get passports. They must have a special way to get permission to leave the country
They probably work for the regime..
@@ΧριστίναΜαγουλα-β1ξ ίσως το κάνουν. Αλλά και πάλι είναι τυχεροί ok?
She’s faking… duh common sense . How do you not get it ?! She’s acting for the cam
@@TheBaBaTV so she never seen abroad?
Mostly China
When you look straight in their eyes, you can see sorrow. These people are not happy
Wow what a great piece!
One of the best documentation about NK!
A kindergarten orchestra is insanely impressive
To do sports you first have to eat 😂 that Kim thinks athletes only eat air
This is the first in-depth documentary about NK. Thank you so much. Such an eye opening video.
One thing is soo scary, that every person they interview u can see them glancing off to the side (as knowing that even every word and jester is monitored)
Clearing the roads of ice with handheld tools is crazy.
Interesting how they feel about usa, then still using our currency.
excellent documentary really
The places the visiting tourists are allowed to see are so ridiculously trivial because there is nothing else to see there other than poverty and middle-ages technology.
That’s what they don’t want us to see. Same with china but there’s always a slip up
WOW I thought 1984 and animal farm were only books!
They’re seriously bragging over an arch being a measly five meters bigger? Who can tell, and who cares? These guys try so hard to make everything a flex. It’s really and truly sad.
The people always look so afraid.. I know a lot of the smiles are just acts, but you can see the fear of being caught.
The ice-skating coach must be asking the twelve year old for a level of acrobatic skill perhaps a little beyond her age, not for the large amount of training she clearly puts in. I think expectations are unrealistic, and injuries would be the result.
What year is this from? Not the post online date
Doctors make $1 a month, no one can pay for that phone in N.Korea
There is people that made money black market and sell jewelry and there is unofficial jobs
Around 6 to 7 out of 26M hafe a smartphone
Just a fourth, small minority but sizabls
9:39 Can you please kindly tell us what you’re saying here? I’ve replayed it 70 times and still cant make it out.
Anyone ever figure this out? Really needs subtitles here for both the question and response.