The First Lady of South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been confronting the people of the Republic of Korea since his inauguration. And behind him, First Lady Kim Keon Hee controls him. There is no end to the suspicions surrounding her, including

North Korea's Deadly Dictator

The assassination of Kim Jong-nam occurred on 13 February 2017 when two women attacked him with VX nerve agent, a lethal chemical weapon, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Kim was the eldest son of decea

We Tried Sneaking Journalists Into North Korea

"Sneaking into North Korea was one of the hardest and weirdest processes VICE has ever dealt with. In North Korea, if you get caught being a journalist when you're supposed to be a tourist, you go to jail, or worse. Our

South Korea: Success at all Costs

With their long working hours, cultural obsession with productivity, and high-stakes schooling system, South Koreans live life in the fast lane. Everyone has the same aim: to be successful and to beat the competition. Th

Closing the Gap: Hockey in North Korea

En route to an international competition, Closing The Gap follows the North Korean men's hockey team as they strive to bring home gold for Marshal Kim Jong Un. While their commitment and dedication to their training is u

Everything Will Be Forgotten in Korea

Occasionally, "your own" life is only based on the lifes of the rest. The human being, cutted off from the cultural and social, finds things in common with the other of the antipodes. An essay of the common and the diffe

Makis Kalaras - Road To Korea

In mid 2017 Makis Kalaras, a three time Paraolympic competitor and Silver Medalist, endured a severe injury to his bicep tendon, rendering his arm almost completely useless, leaving him with only one fully functional lim

The Railway through North Korea

Disgraced politician Myung-ho now lives in quiet exile at "Korea-Eurasia Transcontinental Railway Promotion Committee". Far from the ruthless political arena of intrigue and betrayal, he finds solace in researching the i

National Geographic Explorer: Inside North Korea

Korea: The Forgotten War in Colour

Spring Awakening the Musical in Korea

Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind this version was filmed and set in

North Korea from the Train Window

This documentary features about 20 minutes of footage of and from North Korea's aging rolling stock - steam trains being used quite in earnest rather than for the historical interest of kids and hardcore train geeks - an

Haru: An Unforgettable Day in Korea

An attempt to promote Korean tourism. A screenwriter meets a photographer. They walk through the beauty of Korean nature.

North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes

Shrouded in secrecy and notoriously cash-strapped the North Korean regime has resorted to running one of the world's largest slaving operations - exploiting the profits to fulfil their own agenda. These bonded labourers

North Korea: Murder in the Family

South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom. The documentary investigates cases of falsified records and identities among the adoptions of 200

Their own paradise, North Korea

Documentary on North Korea made by the NK Intellectuals Solidarity

The Kidnapped Filmmakers of North Korea

In 1978, two South Korean filmmakers--Director Shin Sang-ok and his star actress and ex-wife, Choi Eun-hee--were abducted and smuggled into North Korea in order to revolutionize the country's dying film industry.

The 24th Infantry Division In Korea

A rare film on the history of the 24th Division, including intense battle footage.

Semper Fi: The Marines in Korea

When the North Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of Korea, one of the first actions U.S. President Harry S. Truman took was to call in the Marines -- a unit of elite soldiers known f