Camp 14: Total Control Zone

20122012
1h 46m

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Shin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He spe... Read allShin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He spent his entire childhood and youth in Camp 14, in fact a death camp. He was forced to labor... Read allShin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He spent his entire childhood and youth in Camp 14, in fact a death camp. He was forced to labor since he was six years old and suffered from hunger, beatings and torture, always at the ... Read all

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Dong-Hyuk Shin

Self
(as Shin Dong-Hyuk)

Oh Yangnam

Self - Former North Korean Secret Police

Hyuk Kwon

Self - Former North Korean Secret Prison Guard

August Diehl

Shin Dong-Hyuk
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Himself - Former North Korean Prisoner: That first morning - outside the camp - was a big shock to me, I saw people just walking around freely, talking and laughing, and no one was there to guard them. Nobody was obliged to greet the agents when they crossed their path. The people all wore multicolored clothes, clothes they liked to wear. It seemed as if I had ended up in heaven.

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I've been interested in North Korea for years and have heard a few stories about people's escapes into China and then later resettling in South Korea. There's some good videos on YouTube about that. This one was different as Shin was born in a death camp and I'd never heard much of that experience before. It's incredible what this guy experienced in his life, and of course tragic too. Just today I happened to find the book Escape from Camp 14 in the library, so I'm guessing that will add more details to this remarkable story.

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