Beyond Utopia (2023)

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See a place few have ever seen.

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

• Released: 2023-10-23
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 70 votes

Directed by Madeleine Gavin.

Top cast

• Barbara Demick as Self
• Kim Sung-eun as Self
• Lee Hyeon-seo as Self
• Lee So-yeon as Self
• Kim Jong-un as Self (archive footage)
• Kim Jong-il as Self (archive footage)
• Kim Il-sung as Self (archive footage)
• Kim Jong-nam as Self (archive footage)
• Jang Song-thaek as Self (archive footage)
• Ri Sol-ju as Self (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Beyond Utopia

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel

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