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

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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 7 wins & 47 nominations.
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Hyeonseo Lee ...
self, author of 'The Girl with Seven Names'
Sung-eun Kim ...
self, founder and president of Caleb Mission
So-yeon Lee ...
Self
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Self
Barbara Demick ...
self, author of 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea'
Jung Gwang-Il ...
Self
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Self, journalist (as Jean Lee)
Sokeel Park ...
self, Liberty in North Korea
Sunok Park ...
Self
Jinhae Roh ...
Self
Jinpyeong Roh ...
Self
Yonggil Roh ...
Self
Yeongbok Woo ...
Self
Esther Park ...
self, Seungeun Kim's wife
Hyukchang Wu ...
Self
Yeonghee Woo ...
Self
Cheongmi Woo ...
Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cheong ...
self, Soyeon Lee's son (voice)

Directed by

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Madeleine Gavin

Produced by

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Ali Mahir Aksu ... co-executive producer
Alexia Blaze ... co-executive producer
Dawn Bonder ... co-executive producer
Christian Camargo ... executive producer
Sharon Chang ... executive producer
Daewon Choi ... co-producer
Douglas Choi ... executive producer
Michael Y. Chow ... executive producer
Rachel Cohen ... producer
Janna Devinsky ... co-producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous ... executive producer (as Geralyn Dreyfous)
Jeff Dye ... archival producer
Jana Edelbaum ... producer
David Fialkow ... executive producer
Nina Sing Fialkow ... executive producer (as Nina Fialkow)
Meadow Fund ... executive producer
Christopher Gebhardt ... executive producer
Randy Gebhardt ... executive producer
Megan Gelstein ... executive producer
Magda Gora ... archival producer
Thor Halvorssen ... executive producer
Deukyun Hwang ... associate producer
Alan Kingsberg ... co-executive producer
Cristina Ljungberg ... executive producer
Jennifer Pelling ... co-executive producer
Peter Resnick ... executive producer
Beesham A. Seecharan ... co-executive producer (as Beesham Seecharan)
Deepen Shah ... executive producer
Hannah Song ... executive producer
Victoria Steventon ... executive producer
Sue Mi Terry ... producer
Sue Turley ... executive producer
Blaine Vess ... co-executive producer
Esther Vess ... co-executive producer
Lois Vossen ... executive producer
Marci Wiseman ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Taylor Page
Adam Taylor

Cinematography by

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Hyun Seok Kim ... director of photography

Editing by

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Madeleine Gavin

Editorial Department

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Anil Balram ... Mastering Technician
Carter Beardmore ... post-production assistant
Rochelle Brown ... account executive
Christopher Guzman ... digital intermediate post coordinator
Juhui Kwon ... additional assistant editor
Francisco Lorite ... Additional Colorist (as Fran Lorite)
Elizabeth Niles ... Executive Producer: Picture Post
Jay Pak ... additional assistant editor
Anthony Raffaele ... Senior Colorist
Rachael Rosenfeld ... Digital Intermediate Producer
Sam Salvodon ... additional assistant editor
Chelsea Smith ... additional assistant editor
Gino Volpe ... Mastering Technician
Robert Grigsby Wilson ... additional associate editor
Zifeng Zhuo ... post-production coordinator

Art Direction by

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Angelique Georges
Isaiah King

Production Management

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Cory Knights ... assets & servicing manager
Manuel Sander ... post-production supervisor

Art Department

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Daniel de Graaf ... graphic designer

Sound Department

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Jeremy S. Bloom ... sound effects editor
Daewon Choi ... sound recordist
Robert Hein ... sound effects editor
Eddie Johnson ... additional sound recording
Judy Karp ... additional sound recording
Lisa McClung ... senior producer: sound post
Matt Mulvihill ... mix technician
Eliza Paley ... dialogue editor
Bill Sweeney ... dialogue editor
William Sweeney ... dialogue editor
Daniel Timmons ... Supervising Sound Editor / supervising sound editor
Tony Volante ... Supervising Sound Editor / re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Madeleine Gavin ... Second Camera
Lisa Rinzler ... Additional Cinematographer
Jerry Risius ... additional cinematography

Additional Crew

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Sam Barnett ... production assistant
Sophie Fazio ... production assistant
Ethan Felizzari-Castillo ... distribution & marketing coordinator (as Ethan Felizzari)
Madeleine Gavin ... Archival Researcher
Will Kane ... Head of Business Affairs: Dogwoof
Carolyn Levine ... production coordinator
Valerie McGowan ... Marketing Consultant
Kevin Park ... production assistant
Eli Swenson ... production assistant

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Also Known As
  • Corée du Nord - Le prix de la liberté (France)
  • Flykten från Nordkorea (Finland, Swedish title)
  • Flugten fra Nordkorea (Denmark)
  • Flukten fra Nord-Korea (Norway)
  • Flykten från Nordkorea (Sweden)
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  • 115 min
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Did You Know?

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Movie Connections Featured in 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2024). See more »
Quotes self, author of 'The Girl with Seven Names': I'm thinking, if I'm a bird, I can fly anywhere I want. What if I'm flying to North Korea seeing everyone there? And I was thinking, what if you see your friend is dying for starvation or sickness? You are one little bird. So is it happy for you to see that reality, or is it just better if you don't know, you don't see that. Which one makes you happy?
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