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Beyond Utopia

2023·1h 55m·PG-13
BiographyHistoryNewsDocumentary
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
5,159 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.

Beyond Utopia is a 2023 biography history movie directed by Madeleine Gavin, starring So-yeon Lee, Sung-eun Kim, Sue Mi Terry. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 5,159 votes and runs 1h 55m.

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Director
Madeleine Gavin
Stars
So-yeon Lee
Sung-eun Kim
Sue Mi Terry
Hyeonseo Lee
Creators
Madeleine Gavin
Details
2023-11-28
115 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English, Korean
Keywords
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