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The defector : escape from North Korea / Fathom Film Group and Zarathustra Films ; co-writer, Manfred Becker ; produced, written and directed by Ann Shin.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DS935.774 .D43 2012
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Documentary.
- Defectors--Korea (North).
- Defectors.
- Human smuggling--Korea (North).
- Human smuggling.
- Koreans--Korea (North)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Koreans.
- Refugees--Korea (North).
- Refugees.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Koreans--Social conditions.
- Korea (North)--Emigration and immigration.
- Korea (North).
- Korea (South)--Emigration and immigration.
- Korea (South).
- Local Subjects:
- Documentary.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Escape from North Korea
- Place of Publication:
- [Toronto, ON] : Fathom Film Group Ltd, [2012]
- Language Note:
- Korean and English, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Dragon is a human smuggler who leads North Korean defectors across borders for a living. His latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn when they are left stranded in China, putting their dramatic escape plan into question. Their perilous journey reflects the reality of tens of thousands of North Koreans currently in hiding in China. Filmed undercover by a Korean-Canadian filmmaker, Ann Shin gets intimate access with these three individuals in this POV film and explores universal questions about human rights, smuggling and the pursuit of freedom."--Www.thedefectormovie.com.
- Participant:
- Featuring Dragon, Sook-Ja, Yong-Hee.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Stephen Chung ; editors, Manfred Becker, Chris Wiseman, Steve Guise ; music by Ari Posner.
- Notes:
- 16:9, 1:1.78 presentation.
- Produced in association with TVO and the participation of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund [and others].
- Special features include: deleted scenes; drawings of North Korean labour camps; North Korean military propaganda films; smuggled footage from inside North Korea.
- OCLC:
- 851559125
- Publisher Number:
- 887936976414
- 11620019 Midwest Tape
- Access Restriction:
- This DVD may not play in all DVD players.
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