This Is What It's Like Inside North Korea's Luxury Ski Resort | Short Film Showcase

Get a glimpse of what life is like in North Korea, a country rarely seen by foreigners. Britain's fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow is our guide around the DPRK’s capital city Pyongyang before he heads up to the slopes of Masikryong. Follow filmmaker Jackson Kingsley on Twitter at @cinematicamedia.


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Britain's fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow is our guide around the DPRK’s capital city Pyongyang before he heads up to the slopes of Masikryong.

Follow filmmaker Jackson Kingsley on Twitter.

This Is What It's Like Inside North Korea's Luxury Ski Resort | Short Film Showcase

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[abereagan]

Disclaimer: Nat Geo has to portray this as they did otherwise they'd be denied access for further tours/showings. They are just as aware as we are that this is not really what it looks like.

[marvinlashley]

"Always someone helping you"... No, there is always someone WATCHING you!

[jackycook]

I loved watching him teach the guides how to snowboard. The most authentic part of this video.

[RyanMonty]

I thought he was gonna get sentenced to 10 years hard labor when he went over that fence into the glades.

[mason]

It's nice to see all the government officials and actors having a good time!

[CassandraBankson]

*I was wondering hiw this guys vlog look so epic, and then I realized I was watching National Geographic.*

[pegrathwol]

11:00-11:50 The empty slope reserved just for you, the foreign athlete and attendant film crew, with no local peasants in your way, or even in sight, speaks volumes.

[RawDawgRandi]

I try to remain open minded but the fact not a SINGLE person was capable to go down the steeper slopes tells me this resort is probably closed year round unless travelers come to visit. You’d think at least one North Korean could go down the more difficult slopes. Also, not a single person in the pools/hot tub or the lounge/bar. Seems a bit suspicious🤔

[justmoney]

This video reminded me of the rich who were parting in Berlin in 1944. Parties, food, laughter. While not too far away millions were starved like cattle, then killed and thrown away.

[NigelThornbery]

They invited you so you could ski on their slopes and they took pictures of you going down so they can photoshop Kim Jong Un on your head so everyone in North Korea would know he's the best at snowboarding.

[lemonadelemon]

This is like someone coming to America and the tour guide only showing you Disney World 😂

[seang]

"I have a completely different view of this country."
Yes, the one they wanted you to have.
Next week: sky diving with The Taliban

[kong]

Hmmm, every single person interviewed thanked their leader for the ski resort. That's some hella scary screwed up, propaganda.

[elisalukasik]

You didn't get a glimpse of a secretive country- you were shown what the government wanted you to see.

[nekro]

There’s something really strange about a large crowd of people being forced to dance in unison

[predictorbibulous]

"It's so great, the slopes are empty"
Thats because everyone else in the country is busy starving to death.

[TheShazamProductions]

The snowboarding is nice and all but nothing brings me more joy than to see the tour guides and attendants cracking genuine smiles in all these mini docs.

[mtrshlh]

Every north korea videos i've seen, the places are weirdly .... empty

[clashwithmyclanawn]

Every time someone spoke, thanks to our Marshall king Jun un.

[EappleSandbox]

In the end they are still human beings, just ones that have to put on an act for the camera. They're like actors that die if they don't do their job right.