"Beyond Utopia" follows three different families escaping from North Korea through an underground network of brokers led by a pastor in South Korea. Viewers accompany them via firsthand accounts ...

Madeleine Gavin's documentary 'Beyond Utopia' tells deeply personal stories about people attempting to defect from North Korea.

'Beyond Utopia' documents a daring escape attempt from North Korea. The film directed by Madeleine Gavin screened at the Telluride Film Festival.

In ‘Beyond Utopia,’ the weight of North Korean oppression on its citizenry is undeniable A nighttime escape as seen in the documentary “Beyond Utopia.” ...

Most Westerners know little about North Korea or what it’s like to live in – or leave – the rigid country. “Beyond Utopia” shows the lengths defectors are willing to go to experience ...

In an exclusive interview, Pastor Kim and Soyeon Lee from "Beyond Utopia" talk about how people survive escaping North Korea, the importance of sharing their stories, and the security concerns ...

This engrossing documentary, which follows a family’s flight from North Korea, plays like a horror film, except the horrors are real.

‘Beyond Utopia’: a documentary that takes viewers on an escape from North Korea The film, which has collected a variety of festival awards this year, screens Saturday at the Brattle as part of ...

Madeleine Gavin's North Korean exposé tracks two riveting and dangerous attempts at defection. In the eye-opening “Beyond Utopia” (November 3, Roadside Attractions), from editor-turned ...

“Beyond Utopia,” a documentary on defectors from North Korea, begins by pre-empting the inevitable questions about how it was made.