Visiting North Korea | DW Documentary

Few tourists manage to peek behind the iron curtain of North Korea's dictatorship. But the journalist Luca Faccio managed to visit Kim Jong Un's regime.

Anyone venturing behind the world’s last Iron Curtain into North Korea will experience a very different country to the one we know only through the usual images of rocket launches and mass rallies. The country is ruled by the dictator Kim Jong Un, whom the people worship - or are made to worship - as a god-like father figure. Little is known about daily life in North Korea, because all images that reach the outside world have been censored by the government. Visitors rarely see evidence of oppression, enforced conformity and starvation in the rural population. Still, journalist Luca Faccio is able to offer some interesting insights into the isolated country - although, of course, government watchdogs are on his heels everywhere he goes.
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[joshuasnore]

North Korea reminds me of my mother in law. All smiles and perfection on the surface; utter turmoil boiling just below the surface.

[emma-hezp]

I appreciate that the interviewer is mindful of not putting the local people in a difficult situation with his questions or behavior! Great job!

[JenByte]

23:40 somehow the guy smiling in the camera brings a lot of joy to my heart

[nijerdesh]

This by far has been the best coverage of all aspects of North Korea I have seen by any foreigner. Great job DW.

[oneuniqueusername]

i wish to live to see the day when this dictatorship ends...

[blue]

I am a Korean and I served in the army at the front line.
From the guard post, i can see North Korean soldiers through a telescope.
We laugh when we see each other.

LoL

[BarbwireX]

From the hair, the clothes to pastel colored buildings North Korea is like travelling back in time. Its like the 60’s all over again.

[LadyQueue]

This is so far my favorite documentary on North Korea. He's actually very respectful despite the situation. He doesn't just focus on the negative light but also positive aspects. Very nicely done.
I hope in my lifetime I'll see news about the liberation of North Koreans. Please God

[haydndavies]

The poor people in that garment factory looked so so downhearted and broken with forced smiles and laughter. It's heartbreaking.

[big_daddy_bert]

No matter how mad I am, how stressed I am, or how sad I am, when I wake up, I will wake up with freedom.

[carlahead]

My heart ❤️ truly goes out to the N.Korean people who has a heart & soul but aren’t allowed to freely express it though. My hope is that they’ll someday be allowed to and that both Koreas will once again be unified as one . That’s a realistic dream even though it doesn’t currently seem like a reasonable one. I’ve watched this documentary several times, and honestly, you did a superb job!!! My dad served proudly for 13 months in Seoul SK in the army on the DMZ where He didn’t serve during the Korean War but years later. Keep up the great work !! I’m a US citizen and it’s such a pleasure to know you and You’re so brave having visited a country 7 times which is so isolated from the world. Many thumbs up to you and your crew !!

[spidermanthreethousand]

This documentry can cure anyone's depression. Now all of a sudden, I am happy to live my life on my terms! God bless these poor souls.

[dion]

If I walked into a house and instead of pictures of people's children or other family, there were pictures of the country's leaders on the wall I would want to get out that house again as quickly as possible.

[tankart]

My grandma who lived in the Soviet Union in Estonia, recalls that they knew that they were lied to, they just didn't know how much they were lied to. The same thing is in North Korea.

[hatednyc]

I’m surprised they let this man back there seven times when he’s being so honest about his reporting and his condemnation of the administration.

[budiisnadi]

This is the most neutral documentary of North Korea on YouTube. Others tend to be biased or made their observations from 1st world perspective.

[Covid-bvhp]

I loved the painfully obvious "HYUNDAI" text being covered by a banner that doesnt even match the size 😂

[blickys]

Having a Foreign Tourists is probably one of the best times of their lives. It’s sad how everyone knows how to ACT like their happy and everything’s fine.

[zerep]

Terrific documentary. Plus, nice touch playing Mike Oldfield's "Let There Be Light/Oceania" at about the 14:40 minute mark from the album "The Songs of Distant Earth" during your narration. Haven't listened to this great album in nearly 25 years ... Thank you.

[grimerPL]

It looks exactly like my workplace in London. Misery and terror all year long and then someone from head office comes to visit and for that one day everything gets staged to look like everything is perfect.