by David Yun, Published on ZoomInKorea, October 18, 2018
A new documentary by UCLA undergraduate student David Yun challenges the dominant narrative on North Korea’s “defectors.” Based on interviews with a human rights attorney and North Koreans living in Seoul, this short film interrogates the reliability of defector testimony as accurate depictions of life in North Korea.
Editor: Truly a stunning reversal of the popular narrative. The role of Chinese traffickers is surprising and it would be good to understand specifically what is going on there.