Children of the Secret State

Mar 29 2001 N/A 0h 50m

Documentary

Children of the Secret State follows Ahn Chol, a 29-year-old North Korean man who escaped from the country in 1997 by swimming across a river to China after his parents died of starvation. Chol has slipped back into North Korea several times since 1997 with a hidden camera to reveal a side of the communist nation that its government tries to hide from the outside world. In the documentary, viewers are exposed to many gruesome realities, including a food supply only available on the black market and small children fending for themselves to survive, scooping up spilled rice and corn.

Plot

A documentary about a North Korean that repeatedly goes back into the country with a hidden camera to film the orphans dying of starvation in the streets.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Carla Garapedian

Cast

Joe Layburn

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores

# of Votes

162

Average Rating

7.6 out of 10

Metascore

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