Documentary - Welcome to North Korea - Part 1 of 6

This video called Welcome to North Korea by Peter Tetteroo and Raymond Feddema was the winner of the 2001 International Emmy award for Best Documentary.

WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA
Country of production: Netherlands
Year: 2001


WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA is an unusual tour document from the perspective of a Dutch film crew. In this country like no other, gigantic monuments to heroic leaders are seen by almost no one, deluxe hotels hold next to no guests, and traffic police direct traffic that does not exist. Those few foreigners who do visit the country are told straightforwardly about the superhuman feats of the supreme leader Kim Il-Sung, and his son, the dear leader Kim Jong-Il. Those feats seem to be the subject of every public event. Meanwhile, somewhere on the countryside, scores of people die of hunger and are buried three bodies to a body bag. WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA's filmmakers certainly revel in the exoticism of their subject, especially in the pervasive voiceover. But they also show something of the reasons for that self-cultivated exoticism.

Director: Peter Tetteroo
Script: Peter Tetteroo with Dr. Raymond Feddema
Cinematography: Pieter Groeneveld
Production Company: KRO Dutch Television

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[imchonny]

i wish i was a bird so i can shit on that statue

[DesmosediciAlice]

adjustable desk ain't that a f****ing achievement 

[FinalCountdown2Jesus]

why doesnt Obama move here,,,he could bask in the success of communism,,,,and hed love starving half the time

[linnamuuf]

The Great Fat Fuck kim jong il finally crawled to a grave only to inherit another fat idiot to rule. I hope to see North Korea free some day.

[14StockholmAnja]

@Elizabeththegreatest Republic does NOT mean democracy. Republics can have any from of government, communist, democratic, dictatorship. you name it.

[Bubinga5]

blimey i bet the night life would be a bit boring?

[2wisperingwind]

Poor bastards, know wonder the South Koreans are worried, hope things change soon guys?

[rabies79]

@imchonny if you did that your bird family will be put in a cage for the rest of their life

[HesseJamez]

@Elizabeththegreatest

4 of 10 Koreans are named Kim, so it could be anyone.

[Elizabeththegreatest]

@HesseJamez Yeah, a member of the Kim family!

[HesseJamez]

@Elizabeththegreatest

They have elections, but only one candidate to vote.

[Milesprower1100]

Their still stuck in 1943