Dictatorship, Paranoia, Famine: Welcome to North Korea!

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  • čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
  • It is the most closed country in the world, the last great communist, paranoid and aggressive dictatorship. In North Korea, nothing or almost nothing has changed since the creation of the country by Kim Il-Sung in 1953. 23 million North Koreans survive in absolute misery, without any freedom, prisoners of impassable borders. It is in this distressing universe that a group of French people have decided to spend their holidays. 8500 euros for three weeks is as expensive as a stay in the Seychelles. But for this price they will have to be satisfied with rationed food, hotels without comfort, outdated buses... Not to mention the permanent surveillance of threatening guides. Claude, Henri and Jacqueline will discover cities without cars, empty shops, casinos without money. They will have to submit to mandatory visits, propaganda and forced tributes to the eternal president of North Korea. An incredible journey, as North Korea prepares for the rise to power of Kim Jong-Un, grandson of the founder of the first communist dynasty in history.
    00:00 Every stranger is a potential spy
    01:35 North Korea, the most closed country in the world
    06:32 North Korean amusement park
    09:37 1953, Korea is officially divided in two
    10:27 Korean Demilitarized Zone
    13:35 The War Museum
    15:02 In North Korea, we are rewriting history
    19:13 An old air force fighter
    19:37 Trophies, weapons taken from the enemy
    20:26 Mural on the Battle of Seoul
    21:22 Pyongyang, the capital of the communist regime
    24:47 Kim Il-Sung, the local Stalin
    27:38 The only pizzeria in the country
    30:13 Pyongyang Embroidery Institute
    32:23 The totalitarian regime
    33:55 Model schools
    38:48 The North Korean army
    40:46 Mount Paektu
    43:50 Kim Il-Sung's birthplace
    48:46 Ultra sensitive classified area
    Director: Brisard JC; Spalaikovich A.
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  • @perrypelican9476
    @perrypelican9476 Před rokem +8304

    Why would anyone risk a trip to North Korea where one wrong move could get you in prison and tortured for years.

    • @matthewmarkus2495
      @matthewmarkus2495 Před rokem +916

      Yeah. You white guys are crazy yo. If I had that much money for travel I would go to Paris or Cyprus or something.

    • @amc5926
      @amc5926 Před rokem +462

      because they themselves are socialists and LOVE being in such countries; they love being restrained and thrive on not having to decide for themselves to make any "wrong moves"

    • @Hooibeest2D
      @Hooibeest2D Před rokem +412

      @@amc5926 euhm...there's nothing wrong with being a Socialist, just a communist socialism dictature combi is kinda killing. If you only have one or two political parties in your country theres always a risk of becoming a dictatorship. I'm lucky enough to live in a democracy but imagine being in a country wheres there's nothing more to choose than one or two sides. Doesn't matter what political philosophy you engage, it's bound to go wrong. That's why freedom and different parties are important!! The lesser parties the more indoctrination!

    • @zxrcanada
      @zxrcanada Před rokem +1

      only for naive white people

    • @martenkrueger8647
      @martenkrueger8647 Před rokem

      No wrong move needed..you just have too be a White American! after all America is still at war..with N.korea...still only a cease fire.

  • @LittlePinkPiggy1
    @LittlePinkPiggy1 Před 8 měsíci +1790

    It's so unfair to put the "guides" in such compromising situations by trying to do things which are forbidden. I really don't understand why anyone would do this.

    • @emarie1968
      @emarie1968 Před 7 měsíci

      Rich entitled people always believe they are abkve any countries laws. And they wonder why tourists are watched so closely. Maybe cause they can't be trusted to follow simple rules , no matter how many times they are told.

    • @yli5531
      @yli5531 Před 7 měsíci +73

      Guide: "It is so damn hard to earn today's salary."

    • @iknowyouarebutwhatami
      @iknowyouarebutwhatami Před 7 měsíci +18

      Psst... tell them they're a 3rd world country and ask em wtf is wrong with them.

    • @PartyingInPortland
      @PartyingInPortland Před 7 měsíci +291

      Being a wealthy douchebag to be able to return back to France and tell stories about your time in a place no one gets to do. It’s the same thing with people climbing Everest. It’s the Sherpas doing quite literally all the work. And you get something to talk about at your shitty parties on Saturday nights.

    • @iknowyouarebutwhatami
      @iknowyouarebutwhatami Před 7 měsíci

      @@PartyingInPortland amd you live where? Portland? The shithole capital of the USA!!!

  • @katiebazzy3017
    @katiebazzy3017 Před 2 měsíci +113

    The woman directing nonexistent traffic was so intensely fascinating

  • @plursocks
    @plursocks Před měsícem +121

    I love how the tourists came to a dictatorship and were shocked when they had to follow the same strict laws as the general populous.

    • @HumanOneGoodGirl
      @HumanOneGoodGirl Před měsícem +4

      Try to live like this. That's why there are no contacts with people from outside.

  • @paintitblack9712
    @paintitblack9712 Před rokem +4305

    Im gonna just say it: these tourist had me on edge the whole time. Be flippant, an asshole or careless with your words when you aren't visiting a totalatarian government. Trying to trick the guy at the end to go for a solitary walk would've gotten him in trouble. You may get to go home but the Korean people you encounter may face repercussions for your actions

    • @SilentNoMore64
      @SilentNoMore64 Před rokem

      I was saying the same thing. They are coming off as entitled whiney westerners. No wonder Americans are hated so much. Did you catch the one complaining about them having no snow removal?? Oh, and I am soooo disappointed I couldn't see the handmade embroidery. I'll ask for a refund, but I probably won't get one. SMUG and disgraceful. I feel bad for the operator of that facility. You know there will be punishment for no one being there to make these two biddies happy.

    • @edsel6988
      @edsel6988 Před rokem +585

      Not to mention, the guard seemed nice and patient enough. Meet one that is intolerant and you would be arrested there and then.

    • @SasquachPL
      @SasquachPL Před rokem +60

      Little overdramatic aren't you?;)
      Come on, you don't really think they were trying to TRICK him.. they just asked and attempted to compel him, where is the trickery in what they said? These are evidently intelligent nice people, I don't get why you're trying so hard to put them down..?

    • @grahamariss2111
      @grahamariss2111 Před rokem +113

      But you need to understand that these guides who get to meet foreigners are members of the North Korean Security Service, they are part of the enforcement and not victims, so if you can cause them trouble then so you should.

    • @mmdirtyworkz
      @mmdirtyworkz Před rokem

      @@SasquachPL In such circumstances local people do have a threat on their lives, don't be so stupid.

  • @alvaromneto
    @alvaromneto Před rokem +2216

    That woman directing imaginary traffic with precision as if any crashes were about to happen is one of the bizarre scenes of North Korean life I've ever seen.

    • @arklados3596
      @arklados3596 Před rokem +234

      It’s disturbing to me. She’s so good at it, she’s probably done this for years, and yet she has hardly any traffic. I’m sure she’s basically forced to to it too.

    • @elimcfly350
      @elimcfly350 Před rokem +81

      It's so wacky. Is she getting paid to do this? Is she aware that what she's doing is completely bonkers and pointless? So many questions.

    • @charlesc.9012
      @charlesc.9012 Před 11 měsíci +126

      @@elimcfly350 In planned economies, jobs are allocated. Even if she was paid, it is monopoly money. The only guarantee is that she would be punished for not doing the bullshit job for 6-7 days a week

    • @shadowman7307
      @shadowman7307 Před 11 měsíci +105

      Like an NPC in a game. Makes it feel really weird..

    • @ScienceDiscoverer
      @ScienceDiscoverer Před 11 měsíci +41

      It's just the way they create "jobs". If they'd had automatic traffic lights, this women would be jobless and poor. I also suspect that they work in shifts, not for entire day... Still it is very depressing thing to look at.

  • @faulkner146
    @faulkner146 Před 2 měsíci +72

    Imagine knowing how strict the laws are. And the first thing you do is try to get a guide possibly a death penalty trying to leave a hotel when you know it’s illegal.

    • @georgeJSIV
      @georgeJSIV Před 28 dny +6

      Imagine living like they do and nobody caring enough to take the risks necessary to tell your story.

    • @joeystoney3678
      @joeystoney3678 Před 19 dny +3

      Imagine an American Karen...

    • @Yikeo
      @Yikeo Před 12 dny +2

      ​@@joeystoney3678what are you even on about?😂
      Rent free is real tho

    • @falloncrocker6651
      @falloncrocker6651 Před 11 dny +1

      @@Yikeowth r u saying

  • @ladislausalomefrancisco4437
    @ladislausalomefrancisco4437 Před měsícem +58

    This is a prison not a country 😢

  • @sylvainh2o
    @sylvainh2o Před rokem +5057

    When you're having a bad time in life simply watch this kind of documentary to make yourself remember how good of a life you have still compared to this.

    • @lindagonzalez5513
      @lindagonzalez5513 Před rokem +1

      Exactly! Remember when you don’t bow down to the US like it’s puppets from Europe, Japan , 5 eyes et al they will impose unilateral sanctions to isolate and stave your people

    • @johnskrelnik
      @johnskrelnik Před rokem +43

      how do you know this is real?

    • @Maplelust
      @Maplelust Před rokem

      @@johnskrelnik it's obviously real. there's a whole video of it right in front of you. i mean did you think it was a cartoon? I think you mean "how do we know if this is propaganda "
      the information in this video has been verified time and time again from defectors. in fact the defectors have said its actually a lot worse than portrayed. go see for yourself. there's testimonies all over the internet. as well as ample proof that times are rough there.
      plus the elites only allow tourists to see what they want them to see. and they do that because they have a lot to hide.

    • @Emi-jh7gf
      @Emi-jh7gf Před rokem +320

      @@johnskrelnik What is not real? Do you not believe this is filmed in North Korea? Do you think the video is just CGI? If this video is not real do you think the real conditions are worse or better? Do you think it is not possible to tell that a video is real or not?

    • @shaosmooth16
      @shaosmooth16 Před rokem

      @@johnskrelnik they can give you all these video. what things you can give us to prove it's false? doubt it without any evidence? it's not valid. --- a Chinese in China, a hell (north Korea is worse)

  • @anchuto
    @anchuto Před 3 měsíci +1109

    That entire school segment filled me with sadness more than anything else. The best thing about kids is that they are genuine, and to see them forced to keep up appearances at such a young age is very hard to see.

    • @davemayer6128
      @davemayer6128 Před 3 měsíci +37

      Enjoyed your freedom cause those kids will never will

    • @cannonballjenkins8136
      @cannonballjenkins8136 Před 3 měsíci +1

      At least they will never do either meth or fentanyl. I´m German and thus do not liver under some stone. And as far as I know, America´s kids have to do a flag oath. Hint, hint. Totalitarian regimes love that shit.

    • @junpinedajr.8699
      @junpinedajr.8699 Před 3 měsíci +23

      These people are living like Robots in a land of Fantasy.

    • @bennypit4411
      @bennypit4411 Před 3 měsíci

      What's sad is at least the North Korans know they are being fed propaganda 24/7. NoKo and Kim Jung Un look at the American media propaganda machine and is jealous.

    • @tinatieken8840
      @tinatieken8840 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@anchuto where did you get that from?

  • @Akiba-dr4uk
    @Akiba-dr4uk Před 3 měsíci +188

    13:47
    "She was spoiling the scenery by being poor."
    That was both extremely amusing to hear and extremely depressing as well...

    • @justahyundai
      @justahyundai Před měsícem +17

      how tf is that funny in any way

    • @MsFeline-qd7yo
      @MsFeline-qd7yo Před měsícem +2

      Where do you live???

    • @felixargyle3659
      @felixargyle3659 Před měsícem +13

      ​@@justahyundaiIt's dark humor.

    • @doodoo2065
      @doodoo2065 Před měsícem +2

      Its like Undertale humor, but dark humor version

    • @MNAHN-T.GOF-NN
      @MNAHN-T.GOF-NN Před měsícem +3

      @@justahyundai It's funny because it's stupid.

  • @disliked1390
    @disliked1390 Před 3 měsíci +78

    They took a crazy risk getting that footage out. The man that was like "if you go there i'm dead" legit shocked me.
    One of the best NK documentary i've seen.

  • @bigwendigo2253
    @bigwendigo2253 Před rokem +1282

    “You can have fun with the slot machines, but there’s never any jackpot”
    Sooo incredibly dystopian.

    • @JoesUncleBosey
      @JoesUncleBosey Před rokem +46

      Like Twilight Zone episode or something 😂

    • @amandabest7364
      @amandabest7364 Před rokem +1

      Ok

    • @frank327
      @frank327 Před rokem +38

      How could he possibly know this? I've never once seen a slot machine give a jackpot myself, doesn't mean it never happens. A preposterous assertion that says a lot about the journalistic standards.

    • @magz6763
      @magz6763 Před rokem +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @annoyingbstard9407
      @annoyingbstard9407 Před rokem

      @@frank327 I stopped watching because while NK is obviously a state utilising propaganda trying to counter it with ridiculous statements like that merely show the documentary maker is quite happy to use propaganda himself.

  • @filmsforsmartpeople3587
    @filmsforsmartpeople3587 Před rokem +2778

    "The traffic lady in an empty intersection signaling like a puppet gone mad" i felt kind of sad for her.

    • @joblogs8886
      @joblogs8886 Před rokem +100

      Don't she is on 50 cents an hour double the average wage.

    • @Erebus.666.
      @Erebus.666. Před rokem +103

      @@joblogs8886 50 cents an hour? She wishes.. More like 3 cents.

    • @stupoc6715
      @stupoc6715 Před rokem +196

      She has to keep moving, she's on camera. She's being watched by someone to make sure she's working. But she is living a better life than most. But of course she is , she's good looking.

    • @Vassil00
      @Vassil00 Před rokem +100

      It gives her purpose in a purposeless society along with a better wage and party status than some.

    • @matthewscott2987
      @matthewscott2987 Před rokem

      She certainly doesn't feel sad. She's so brainwashed that she considers what she's doing as an honor and very fortunate to be doing it. There's much worse jobs she could be doing.

  • @miladab1916
    @miladab1916 Před měsícem +31

    It's like a movie - "The Truman Show", cameras, extras, scenery for foreigners, just a show. We created an experiment, divided the country into 2 parts, in one there is a totalitarian regime and everything is prohibited, in the other part there is everything: goods, infrastructure, Internet, television, in a word, civilization and those in power have been watching this experiment for decades, how people develop and adapt in two ways of life development...

    • @derp8575
      @derp8575 Před 17 dny

      The powers that be want everyone living as DPRK. Any freedoms we have are permitted until the time is right to pull out the rug. Western governments briefly dropped their mask back in 2020.

  • @kalebh3419
    @kalebh3419 Před 2 měsíci +18

    Its absolutely mind boggling these French tourist think they're having a tour of a cute, quaint little country almost the whole time... the gal of it all is incredible.
    "They're annoying me cus they keep deleting all my pictures! If they keep this up i won't tour this region again!"
    YOU'RE IN NORTH FUCKING KOREA, MY GUY

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Lol yep. Your rights mean dog sheet over there. including your feelings on photography 😂

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 měsíci

      Only thing I personally conflict with? If people living there want to leave, they should be able to leave. They should allow it and just tell them if you leave, you leave. No coming back. But that's the only part I don't agree with. I'm sure there's people there who don't want to be there. Unfortunate. Regardless, too bad. We have our own problems here. If people want to be ruled that way, and we say that's not okay, well then who is dictating things now lol

    • @kalebh3419
      @kalebh3419 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@scentlessapprentice88 that's the ONLY part you disagree with... like everything else is like, what? Totally cool in your book?

    • @EverythingsEventuall
      @EverythingsEventuall Před 2 měsíci

      ​@scentlessapprentice88 lmfao they would have no GDP myv dude. It would be a mass exodus

  • @change101ful
    @change101ful Před rokem +5339

    Am I the only one to have seen and heard all of the North Korean documentaries and use them for sleep?

  • @perbrink3
    @perbrink3 Před 4 měsíci +1093

    I am a doctor and was sent to NK for a year with Doctors Without Borders
    The worst country and experience ever. I was afraid all the time because i feared doing something “ wrong “
    I stuck it out but NEVER again…

  • @hwy337
    @hwy337 Před 2 měsíci +14

    Whatever the politics heading for, people should have their basic rights to live freely, that's what is called civilization.

  • @ThZuao
    @ThZuao Před 3 měsíci +44

    Heard from former citizens of the USSR (Vee, Vladimir Jaffe, Oleg Atbashian, all of them speak english and have an internet presence). The official narrative spread by the regime was that as bad as the soviet citizens had it, they're conditioned to believe it's heaven compared to what westerners had. This view started changing when western products and media were smuggled into the USSR. Even Nikita Kruschev himself was baffled to visit a western convenience store and see there wasn't a shortage of anything during an official trip to the US. This episode, some scholars believe, was the beggining of the end for the USSR. That simple trip to a random convenience store Kruschev picked himself on a whim chipped the bellief in socialism on the very highest echelon of soviet government. Because back then socialism wasn't a gimmick to rule over people like a feudal lord. Kruschev really was a sincere, honest and just man. He used to visit random stores and factories all the time back in the USSR. He really did believe in socialism making peole's lives better, he just had never been shown an undistorted alternative. Them came Gorbachev with his Perestroika and Glasnost. They no longer would punish people for complaining about the government, which snowballed into the collapse of the USSR because it turned out people had A LOT to complain about.
    The evil versions of Taiwan and Korea learned the most out of the collapse of the USSR. While we're still discussing what really happened, they took action to guarantee it wouldn't hapen to their castle of cards, at least not so soon. That is why those regimes are so opressive and censorious. They really must mantain this façade that they have it better and the outside is a barren wasteland, somehow. China has opted for racial superiority of the Han chinese in lieu of their global reach that allows peole to see the truth about communism with their own eyes, but that's beside the point.
    For the Juche ideology, going to another country for leisure is literally unthinkable. They don't think of the tourists as some curious middle class people able to take a trip most french people could. They either think you're some very rich capitalists or someone a rich capitalist favors so much you have money to blow on the trip.
    I'm seeing the revolution brewing in the chinese people with their economy showing cracks, the government induced rally of the chinese stock market, the collapse of Evergrande, the Let it Rot movement, youth unemployment and their increased hostility towards western companies. North Korea will still be North Korea when the CCP finally collapses, they will certainly outlast the regime that supports them to use north koreans as cannon fodder in a war exactly because the Kim regime keeps a much tighter grip on its people. Socialism was predicted to be impossible in the 1930s already by L. v. Mises. But the giant bronze statues make the problem clear (there's a Kim-Jong-Ill statue too now. This doc is kinda old). It's an ego problem. Endemic to modern leftists in general, not just the leaders or people with any kind of power. They would literally let millions starve to death before admitting they might have been wrong.
    North Korea has recently given up on the whole "reunification" thing. Though the current Kim has said it in a way he would start a war for that given the oportunity, it was just a way to save face while admitting NK can't compete with the South militarily. This could pave a way to peace. South korean media has been penetrating the northern people and shattering the regime's illusions little by little through baloons and airwaves just as western smuggled media did with the USSR back in the day. But let's not ignore the prime directive of the Kim's regime. The same of the Castros, Mugabes, Pots, Husseins, Assads and etc around the world: Keep themselves in power.

    • @Vic_Trip
      @Vic_Trip Před 2 měsíci +3

      I try telling this over to sooo many Brazilian leftists but they are so dowsed in the idea of "establish the best system for everyone" without even trying to study what works and what doesn't... they don't want to think about the victims of these past regimes, brushing them aside as if these deaths could never happen in their lifetime; they did it wrong, we can do better now...
      Many leftists don't understand how ANY type of ruler in power would be willing to desecrate their people for power and luxury... I'm glad Kruschev went to the supermarket. I am glad Russian gov finally got around to listening to their people. North Korea is like a crazy asylum to me, where everything is empty, out of sight, out of mind and the people are stuck in their own walls with their old ways of livings like they are playing house forever. Incapable of trying to branch out in fear of having to face their mistakes.

    • @MsFeline-qd7yo
      @MsFeline-qd7yo Před měsícem

      Kruschev stepped down, one of many reasons being the Cuban missile crisis aka October surprise.. His error was neglecting to send the Baltic fleet to protect their ‘homies.’

    • @doodoo2065
      @doodoo2065 Před měsícem

      ​​@@Vic_Trip Leftists have that trait of never being capable of admiting their own mistakes
      Im from Argentina and we got a new President just some months ago. All u need to know is that he is a Libertarian that is pro free market. It didnt take a week for leftist groups to start causing havoc. In fact, they were already in groups of thousands complaining about him even before he took his place as president. Its insane, because they didnt do ANYTHING during the past 4 years, in which their side's president managed to make 60% of us poor

    • @smalltownhomesteadAC
      @smalltownhomesteadAC Před měsícem

      Well said, 100% accrate. The left is narcissistic, they will destroy the west before admitting they are wrong. Same mindset.

    • @noodles5677
      @noodles5677 Před 4 dny

      При Хрущеве еще не было дефицита, если что. И люди действительно могли позволить себе купить продукты в магазинах, в отличии от 90х, когда в магазинах были колбасы всех видов, но купить их не предоставлялось возможности. Дефицит постепенно начался как раз-таки с внедрением рыночных элементов в плановую экономику. И если это, конечно, круто, что сейчас мы можем покупать себе всякие совершенно бесполезные, но прикольные финтифлюшки, то то, что среднестатистический россиянин даже квартиру себе с огромным трудом и тысячей кредитов-ипотек сейчас может позволить -- это плохо. Советским людям просто замылили глаза разнообразием красивых вещей, и они совершенно не заметили, как взамен на этот хлам отдали свою возможность получить при помощи государства намного более важные вещи, такие как КАЧЕСТВЕННОЕ бесплатное образование, медицину, а при хорошем выполнении своих обязанностей и прочие плюшки.
      Хотелось разобрать твой комментарий по фактам, но вряд ли в этом есть смысл, ибо ты просто перевираешь совершенно все исторические события, а доверчивая англоязычная территория и так схавает. А мой коммент, скорее всего, как обычно удалят. Ведь что может быть демократичнее, чем заглушать противоположное мнение на ютубе. (:
      Но если у тебя действительно будет желание подискутировать, я не против.

  • @kahal001
    @kahal001 Před 3 měsíci +472

    Three things saddened me in this video: the children, the woman who regulates traffic, and the people locked inside the village

    • @ekhilalang8566
      @ekhilalang8566 Před 3 měsíci

      Do not too naif, they known what that's foreign nation didnt know.

    • @fractalfoxette8001
      @fractalfoxette8001 Před 2 měsíci +12

      Believe it or not, the traffic woman job is highly sought after and there is fierce competition for the role. You also have to be within a certain age range to have this job and also be beautiful.

    • @saurabhchoudhary9718
      @saurabhchoudhary9718 Před 2 měsíci

      I can't imagine how much coward you have to be ,to become so afraid of other country sending spies , I mean you are a dictator for Godsake . I see now they may be dictator but they are just figureheads, the country is being managed and actual power processing guy is the one who inforces these rules and they are a group of corrupt malevolent animals hiding behind this coward rat fatface like bastard. Same as China where xi being afraid of these power hungry people is now offing them up as means of accidental deaths. Haha cowards idiots pussies all in the race of showcasing their power as a whore leader.

    • @trashyraccoon2615
      @trashyraccoon2615 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Saddest thing for me is seeing how everyone is a simpleton, uneducated and sad.

    • @MsFeline-qd7yo
      @MsFeline-qd7yo Před měsícem

      Why were you saddened by a crossing guard?!

  • @arkadebarman3780
    @arkadebarman3780 Před 9 měsíci +147

    The line that hit me the most is "The woman is directing nonexistent traffic; the movements those of a puppet gone mad".

    • @Asianbrat
      @Asianbrat Před 5 měsíci

      That got me, too.

    • @CaptAceHigh
      @CaptAceHigh Před 5 měsíci +2

      Obviously this is just a training video of sorts...get off her back man.

    • @yanuarfreeman1613
      @yanuarfreeman1613 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@Asianbrat😅

  • @CHRB-nn6qp
    @CHRB-nn6qp Před měsícem +9

    I can't get over how stereotypically dystopian they are. It feels like a joke until you remember that people suffer through this system every day. Then it just becomes pathetic.

  • @DoomRoomRecords
    @DoomRoomRecords Před 3 měsíci +23

    Holy Moly great documentary... it is really scary. How did he manage to make the video and not having it deleted?

    • @GiJoe94
      @GiJoe94 Před 3 měsíci +5

      I wouldn't be surprised if he stored the sd cards in his "secret compartment" and had some placeholder cards with general photos in the camera checks.

    • @faulkner146
      @faulkner146 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Probably the same way they kept openly mocking the government and didn’t get arrested.

  • @havootusjourney
    @havootusjourney Před rokem +2095

    The fact that they managed to get this much footage out is probably why things are extra strict now

    • @anonygrazer3234
      @anonygrazer3234 Před rokem +304

      And how many people went to prison for life or died _because_ that footage is aired in the West to N. Korea's eternal embarrassment?

    • @MikeInHalifax
      @MikeInHalifax Před rokem

      It's amazing that they thought they'd be able to fool anyone. They have drunk their own Kool aid yet don't realize how much more advanced the rest of the world is. The US can take a picture of any beach they want to with satellites, all this photography co trol is a waste of time.

    • @justanotherperson584
      @justanotherperson584 Před rokem +31

      Extra?

    • @mr.memedovski5976
      @mr.memedovski5976 Před rokem +28

      The French visitor's are very accustomed to their earnings of thousands of Euro's per month .🤸‍♀️.. they fly from bus stop to cheese croissant shop 🐣 🇦🇴

    • @missmarpel3907
      @missmarpel3907 Před rokem +16

      RICHTIG TRAURIG ARME MENSCHEN DA😪😥😠😓

  • @rootigaroot9922
    @rootigaroot9922 Před 10 měsíci +836

    The most ironic part of these videos is that North Korea always talks about how horrible the US and west are, yet puts so much effort into putting on a great show for them

    • @user-bw3fl7fj9w
      @user-bw3fl7fj9w Před 9 měsíci +86

      Not ironic....that's how propaganda works!

    • @GriffithMustDie
      @GriffithMustDie Před 9 měsíci +18

      I admire the people there for their spunk. They prop up our old tanks and submarines as relics in their museums and routinely depict us in their artwork, sculptures. You don't give someone that much attention unless there's some level of admiration involved. Don't forget the Dear Leader had a mancrush on Michael Jordan, who was an American and unapologetic capitalist.

    • @GamerNate30
      @GamerNate30 Před 9 měsíci

      North Korean leaders attack the US but have no problem being fans of basketball players like Michael Jordan aa well as American movies

    • @cct2134
      @cct2134 Před 9 měsíci +60

      @@ionvrabie9082🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mahfoudseraf5995
      @mahfoudseraf5995 Před 8 měsíci +28

      ​@ionvrabie9082 well atleast you wouldn't be fat lol

  • @paullaroque5960
    @paullaroque5960 Před 2 měsíci +15

    Question, If they were deleting regular pictures how were you able to get this film out without being suspect?

    • @ASKR06
      @ASKR06 Před 2 měsíci

      Тссс не пали контору.

  • @toweringhorse2054
    @toweringhorse2054 Před 2 měsíci +11

    Erné seemed a little too happy to be there

  • @philliphager6107
    @philliphager6107 Před rokem +525

    I lost it, when she was so seriously directing nonexistent traffic and a little old man/woman walked by pushing a trash can!

    • @theresalally1620
      @theresalally1620 Před rokem +59

      Can u imagine doing that all day😳

    • @hongng3963
      @hongng3963 Před rokem +24

      these ppl were brought up heartless

    • @eb0526
      @eb0526 Před rokem +31

      When he said, like a puppet gone mad, I couldn’t help but 😂. It’s truly sad because their leader is in complete control of millions of people.

    • @vm4890
      @vm4890 Před rokem +8

      @@hongng3963 they have hearts that beat because they are human.

    • @romystumpy1197
      @romystumpy1197 Před rokem +5

      @@theresalally1620 drive you mad just so pointless

  • @mikoto7693
    @mikoto7693 Před rokem +2950

    Two things in this documentary really struck me. Despite all the attempts of North Korea to look perfect they’re still hopelessly outdated a don’t seem to know it. And the naïve nature of the tourists who tried to slip the minders to see normal civilians. It was never going to be possible given how everything is staged.

    • @viraloracle5151
      @viraloracle5151 Před rokem +72

      dude you realize that docu is like 25 years old ?

    • @littlehandsgivescovfefe4837
      @littlehandsgivescovfefe4837 Před rokem +137

      No it’s 12 years late 00’s early 2010’s

    • @justincavinder5504
      @justincavinder5504 Před rokem +192

      @@viraloracle5151 it’s not much different today. Just add fake IPhones that don’t actually have any apps or internet

    • @slocumb1270
      @slocumb1270 Před rokem

      This is old as dirt. It says Kim Jong Il is president. He died in 2011.

    • @HappyHands.
      @HappyHands. Před rokem

      it's an ideology as old as mankind,, Make yourself look good , by making someone else look bad.

  • @dittojk
    @dittojk Před 3 měsíci +39

    las personas de corea del norte viven en un país totalmente simulado, literalmente viven en otra época, en los años 50s, su vestimenta, los artefactos antiguos, el transporte, qué impactante y triste a la vez que para los norcoreanos esto es totalmente normal, ya que no conocen otra realidad más que esa, no se dan cuenta de lo infelices que viven y de la dictadura en la que están. Por mi parte, de solo ver este documental me deprimí mucho ver todo esto jajaja

    • @user-fi8uc9gb2t
      @user-fi8uc9gb2t Před 3 měsíci +6

      It’s heartbreaking seeing the people living like this, unaware of how bad their lives really are. Hearing when North Koreans learn from foreigners how we live in comparison, its almost like alien to them. 😢

    • @poisonedlife
      @poisonedlife Před 26 dny +1

      estoy de acuerdo, no llevo ni la mitad de visto y tambien me deprimi jajaj... me pone mal que adoctrinen a los habitantes a tan temprana edad con esas ideas, que todo lo malo y prohibido está del otro lado de la frontera y en el resto del mundo...

  • @ohlordy2042
    @ohlordy2042 Před rokem +3135

    A friend of mine in Australia was, a number of years ago, involved in EU aid programs in North Korea. He described how he travelled everywhere with an official "guide" who just followed him around and made sure he only went where the government wanted him to.
    In every town he stayed in there was a single restaurant for officials and high ranking party members only. The food was plentiful in these restaurants and usually wasn't bad. As a "guest" of the government, he was compelled to eat in the towns party restaurant each night.
    My friend said that his guide, invariably a low ranking secret police employee, just loved going out to the restaurant each night. He would just eat until he nearly burst.
    It was quite a fringe benefit for a low ranking party official, like the guide, to eat in a high ranking party restaurant. He was going to make the most of it while it lasted.

    • @pauloreis8958
      @pauloreis8958 Před rokem +110

      EU aid programme in North Korea? Tell another joke.

    • @ohlordy2042
      @ohlordy2042 Před rokem +148

      @@pauloreis8958 Food production. Hydroponic glasshouses, apparently.

    • @rohmatkholis7384
      @rohmatkholis7384 Před rokem +36

      @@pauloreis8958 i guess its to help north Korea ppl but not their goverment but the problem was its not gonna ez too confince the goverment

    • @viorelpopescu4990
      @viorelpopescu4990 Před rokem +1

      @@pauloreis8958 bravoi l-ai mirosit pa mincinosul manipulator Ha, ha, ha Tare minciuna cusuta cu ata alba

    • @bdcartoons644
      @bdcartoons644 Před rokem +23

      Man tha propaganda never stops

  • @Jordysegs89
    @Jordysegs89 Před 9 měsíci +531

    Those tourists didn’t even realise they were risking their guide’s lives by attempting to defy their rules. If I ever travel to NK, I will obey everything they tell me because I could not live with myself if a guide was executed because I chose to be a rebel

    • @user-yj5vc9df2b
      @user-yj5vc9df2b Před 9 měsíci +36

      是的,游客们试图用自己的世界观去带入到朝鲜,但是对这个国家来说并不是一种好的方式

    • @Jordysegs89
      @Jordysegs89 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@user-yj5vc9df2b can you translate to English for me?

    • @CovProdJV
      @CovProdJV Před 8 měsíci +48

      ​@@Jordysegs89It reads: "Yes, tourists try to bring their own worldview into North Korea, but it's not a good way for the country."

    • @trischkali700
      @trischkali700 Před 7 měsíci +24

      And look what happened to Otto Warmbier. I personally am interested in visiting the country, only theoretically, but I would never dare to provoke anything.

    • @xmara_gtax9231
      @xmara_gtax9231 Před 7 měsíci +67

      Especially at the end when the French man said to the guide “this other guide said we can go for a walk outside” like did they not think how that would affect the other guides life? 😳

  • @edwardhyatt1075
    @edwardhyatt1075 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I am retired US Navy. I wish every country was civilized and we did not need a military. You know?

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 Před měsícem +1

      i wish you knew before signing up for the biggest terrorist organization of this world

  • @aname6408
    @aname6408 Před měsícem +5

    the woman directing non existent traffic is so eerie

  • @billblaski9523
    @billblaski9523 Před rokem +516

    I like how finally one of the guides at the end was all "Look they'll kill me so please just chill out"

    • @kelli_with_an_I
      @kelli_with_an_I Před rokem +42

      Lmao fr, not really funny but yeah 😐

    • @rieriesungob
      @rieriesungob Před rokem +108

      I really hope that every guide in this documentary are okay and didn't get punish

    • @thumperjdm
      @thumperjdm Před rokem +76

      @@rieriesungob That's my thought. After this made it to CZcams, how many of the not-observant-enough guides simply vanished, and their families too? A horrifying possibility.

    • @gykg3202
      @gykg3202 Před rokem +3

      Can you tag the time?

    • @billblaski9523
      @billblaski9523 Před rokem +9

      ​@@gykg3202around 51:20

  • @KB-si5fx
    @KB-si5fx Před rokem +1808

    The scene with the old woman polishing rocks made me sad... She smiles cheerfully at the guide, the guide tells her something, then her smile immediately drops and her gaze falls on the camera. 😥

    • @yukirideluxe7788
      @yukirideluxe7788 Před rokem +42

      Yesua is God and loves you read the Holy Bible 📖❤️

    • @claudiapojar6491
      @claudiapojar6491 Před rokem +12

      all over the world exist that scenes
      BUT NOT IN LIECHTENSTEIN :)))))

    • @The_OneManCrowd
      @The_OneManCrowd Před rokem

      You can thank the brainwashed marxist pedophiles being churned out of our colleges for this, as this is the future of the USA. Remember, under communism everyone is equal!!

    • @bellascythe9594
      @bellascythe9594 Před rokem +13

      Time?

    • @Clo_Dub
      @Clo_Dub Před rokem +16

      So sad 💔

  • @MindyAngelette
    @MindyAngelette Před 3 měsíci +6

    I honestly feel so bad for the people that live there. Every time a foreigner comes around they have to make sure they look happy and put on a great show. I always think about the foreigners coming home and then showing pictures and videos that the handlers didn’t know about . They might end up getting those people killed with your views of N.K. and photos and videos. Should not have taken pictures and said the names of the guides. I pray that they are ok and that N.K. Knows real freedom soon.

  • @paunocdogriffith8115
    @paunocdogriffith8115 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Supera qualquer Ep de BlackMirror, é bizarramente triste e medonho, crianças com 5 anos ou menos agindo como adultos ou robôs, completamente exaustas, tendo que por um sorriso no rosto, como verdadeiros fantoches, eu me preocupo com os guias quando os turistas ultrapassam os limites, os guias logicamente são forçados a adorar o país e "presidente", e agir de tal forma, senão são mortos, isso fica literalmente explícito no final do vídeo, entendo a tarefa jornalística de tentar achar a realidade por tras de tanto teatro, mas os guias não tem culpa, expor eles, incluindo as mulheres no museu, a erro, só vai gerar problemas graves a eles, deveriam ter mais cautela e respeito com os guias.
    Eu lamento por essas pessoas, eles tem tanto espaço e terra para agricultura, tantas pessoas esforçadas e disciplinadas, mesmo assim tratam eles como escravos sem direito a nem sequer comer decentemente, eles parecem odiar o ser humano, quantos menos custos pra eles, menos gastos e vice-versa, enquanto eles vivem como reis, abominável.

  • @IamTony666
    @IamTony666 Před rokem +186

    I hope maybe in my lifetime I’ll see the liberation of the NK People. Keeping up the facade of everything being fine is heartbreaking. The guides knowing damn well that 60% of the people live in abject poverty.
    The unfortunate reality is that bloodshed is almost certain. The regime will not go down without a fight.

    • @servantofthelivinggod6192
      @servantofthelivinggod6192 Před rokem

      It wouldn’t surprise me if American politicians secretly admire the dictator ship in North Korea seeing that a lot of the same things are starting to take form in America itself. Control of the Internet, Control of medical decisions, The removal of liberties, children being educated and brainwashed by the state, and I could just go on and on. You people really need to wake up.

    • @albertacorralez2871
      @albertacorralez2871 Před rokem

      @@timburss3335 North Korean starve to death, and their military is weak. The only thing fearful about them is their nuclear bombs

    • @glezgaboy9390
      @glezgaboy9390 Před rokem

      More Americans live in poverty than north koreans

    • @lauraa3019
      @lauraa3019 Před rokem

      Plz See Jw/Jehovah's Witnesses😔People were not meant to go through this. I say this as comfort that these terrible conditions people endure are not permanent.*Soon, All Governments on Earth will be affected by one incoming Kingdom. It will bring Safety + true Freedom to the Entire planet 🌎earth.
      The Education, Invitation, +Warning is going on, even there--before the takeover from this 1 Global Goverment. It's being done quietly underground. It will replace our not good enough systems + Fix All Earth problems including Homelessness Poverty Disease Death❤

    • @Moxinea
      @Moxinea Před rokem

      @@timburss3335 If we're all extinguished, borders won't matter. Nukes would bring nukes in return.

  • @Skyismify
    @Skyismify Před rokem +2489

    My anxiety was off of the scale watching this documentary. All of the money in the world couldn't convince me to visit that country. It's heartbreaking and terrifying.

    • @pauloreis8958
      @pauloreis8958 Před rokem +94

      It's heartbroken and terrifying to watch the American streets filled with junkies and the world's richest. In North Korea there is no such thing. That's one of the differences that western media doesn't show.

    • @ec8787
      @ec8787 Před rokem +57

      You are right, no amount of money will be enough if one is killed for anything. I’m with you, I don’t want to visit a country where people are treated inhumanly.

    • @ec8787
      @ec8787 Před rokem +87

      @@pauloreis8958Yes these people are free to do what they want with their bodies and many could get out if they really want to. So I don’t see any similarities.

    • @pauloreis8958
      @pauloreis8958 Před rokem +8

      @@julianrandall3550 I do not live there, but I respect the sovereignty, customs and governments of other countries.

    • @naynii8868
      @naynii8868 Před rokem +112

      @@pauloreis8958 at least in America, we have the right to choose. In North Korea you’ll be a poor soldier

  • @blitzsieg
    @blitzsieg Před 3 měsíci +11

    Say what you want but that documentary on the war stating that amrica starts war beacuse its profitable is actually very accurate

  • @seaglass3034
    @seaglass3034 Před 3 měsíci +18

    The conduct of these people are foolish, putting themselves and their guides at risk. And that Jaqueline(?) -- saying how it's - essentially - a "thrilling little novelty" (paraphrasing, of course) to bow to an actual dictator. However, when asked if she'd bow to her home country's political figure? Perish the thought.
    They always want to bow to the ones that have absolute control. Insufferable.

  • @daniellazarus7943
    @daniellazarus7943 Před rokem +3442

    I felt sorry for the woman giving the museum tour. She looked sad and scared. Knowing it felt like lies but knowing also she had to do what she'd been told. I pray for these people

    • @donyao5950
      @donyao5950 Před rokem +59

      yeah every thing you learn from school is truth

    • @PhotoRealisticBeaver
      @PhotoRealisticBeaver Před rokem +58

      Similar to Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House press breifings.

    • @chazito
      @chazito Před rokem

      pray for they is useless

    • @bugwithanug1834
      @bugwithanug1834 Před rokem

      @@donyao5950 where did that even come from. Your reply to the comment looks like you are just in your head and assume we understand what you are saying. Delusional

    • @greenpointscorp3946
      @greenpointscorp3946 Před rokem +207

      Your prayers do NOTHING

  • @munkygrip1977
    @munkygrip1977 Před rokem +936

    The voiceover on this film is absolutely incredible! Informative, sarcastic and hilarious in equal measure. I am not sure if it was intentional but it is utterly brilliant 😀

    • @Ujuani68
      @Ujuani68 Před rokem +20

      It's Simon something, he has a history channel too.

    • @Ujuani68
      @Ujuani68 Před rokem +22

      Simon Whistler, is his name.

    • @munkygrip1977
      @munkygrip1977 Před rokem +6

      @@Ujuani68 thanks chief! 👍

    • @walktip
      @walktip Před rokem

      every foreigner is a spy Especially if he's frome France or England historical fact

    • @nickbarlow4270
      @nickbarlow4270 Před rokem +8

      Funny I think the voiceover is terrible :D

  • @JuliusCaesar888
    @JuliusCaesar888 Před měsícem +6

    "Get out of my scene, you're being too poor."

  • @MT-xy7fw
    @MT-xy7fw Před 3 měsíci +10

    when was it filmed? 80s?

  • @nofrontiers-japan
    @nofrontiers-japan Před 6 měsíci +576

    Impressive spoken French by some of them! Having citizens learn fluency in major international languages definitely makes sense for this regime, especially when offering tours. I honestly laughed when the guy near the end casually told the French tourist "je connais ton truc" ("I know what you're up to") after he tried to trick him.

    • @dimasd24_23
      @dimasd24_23 Před 4 měsíci +30

      That's the truth. The guide knew what the tourist he was taking was doing.
      The proof is the narrative and opinions that are deliberately built in this video.

    • @thanhtrungnguyen8619
      @thanhtrungnguyen8619 Před 4 měsíci +14

      I learn French in many years but i only know the word "truc" when i went to France, clearly, this word is popular in France but rarely we know it in school where we learn foreign language. Honesty, they speak French very well.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Před 4 měsíci +4

      The kids so talented musically , imagine if that kid on the piano had access to Pagganini or Llist

    • @Clem_Fandango11
      @Clem_Fandango11 Před 2 měsíci

      Trained spies?

    • @DiogoSousa-mr4zr
      @DiogoSousa-mr4zr Před 24 dny

      ​@dimasd24_23 are you defending North Korea? 😭

  • @kycutecool5891
    @kycutecool5891 Před 4 měsíci +270

    That last part trying to get around where you're not allowed really irritated me.. You might not get into trouble but there could be a serious risk to the guides or other innocent citizens.. Kinda looked stupid trying to sneak into restricted areas..

    • @user-vs6uq9xz2p
      @user-vs6uq9xz2p Před měsícem +6

      Without people breaking the rules like that, you wouldn’t know what’s there

    • @wakandaforever8597
      @wakandaforever8597 Před měsícem +2

      @@user-vs6uq9xz2p yep, time to steal a painting so everyone knows how its like

    • @Murasakiii
      @Murasakiii Před měsícem

      Yes, good idea to put everyone in danger just because you're curious @@user-vs6uq9xz2p

    • @MsFeline-qd7yo
      @MsFeline-qd7yo Před měsícem

      COVID-esque?! 🤣🤣

  • @jimpim6454
    @jimpim6454 Před měsícem +5

    That background music in the morning is BLEAK.

  • @syndek
    @syndek Před 3 měsíci +18

    이 영상들은 나라가 둘로 나뉘고 하나는 공산주의를, 다른 하나는 자본주의를 세웠다는 "만약에" 시나리오를 드문 예로 보여줍니다. 하나는 감옥 같고, 다른 하나는 원하는 사람에게 자유와 번영을 제공하는 번창하는 경제입니다

    • @user-lu1vo6bt4d
      @user-lu1vo6bt4d Před 12 dny

      Это видео - бред и ложь западной пропаганды, тут нет правды, а просто заказная херня. Добро пожаловать в Ютуб. Жалоба отправлена

  • @alluurpo
    @alluurpo Před 9 měsíci +335

    This really reminds me on how much luck there is involved on what time of the world and in what place in the world do you get to be born into. Reminds me of how most of us are so lucky.

    • @BobBob-lz3yb
      @BobBob-lz3yb Před 9 měsíci +11

      The majority of the matter in the world are just hydrogen and helium gases. The fact that we are not is quite awesome.

    • @aleksandrasojka4964
      @aleksandrasojka4964 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Hej.
      Jestem z Polski. Masz racje,ile szcześcia....Moja wczesna mlodosc to byly czasy komunistycznej Polski. Szczytem marzenia bylo kupno jeansow...magnetofonu,coca coli....
      Niczemu nie zawiniłam,że urodziłam sie w Polsce i niczego wspaniałego rowniez nie uczyniłam,że mieszkam w Europie. Rozumiesz mnie ? Dramat ludzi z Korei Pólnocnej jest mi bliski...emocjonalnie bkiski. A teraz zauważ - jak można zjednoczyc Kore - to są rozni ludzie i nie mysle tu o postepie technologicznym ale oni juz genetycznie sie roznia. To sa fakty. Co zrobic z 22 miloionami zaglodzonych ludzi o mozgach wypranych ,ktorzy wogóle nie wiedzą jak wyglada swiat ?
      Nie mam pojecia....
      Trzymaj sie bracie
      Ola Sojka.
      Ps. Jestem malarką i jako artysta cierpię z dnia na dzien mocniej bo swiat mnie zbyt głęboko zdumiewa i to zdumienie nie jest fascynujące. Rozumiesz ?Ola Sojka.

    • @Rauser142
      @Rauser142 Před 9 měsíci

      @@aleksandrasojka4964 no faktycznie umieranie z głodu jest na tym samym poziomie co brak coca coli weź się w łeb pierdolnij

    • @Briman2052
      @Briman2052 Před 8 měsíci +3

      How do you know we don't get to consciously choose which life we'd like to enter before being born? In that case it wouldn't be a matter of luck.

    • @birdistheword1327
      @birdistheword1327 Před 8 měsíci +7

      ​@@Briman2052😂😂😅

  • @rgnotdead
    @rgnotdead Před 10 měsíci +1596

    I remember reading somewhere that it isn't the punishment that is so terrifying, but the threat of punishment that terrifies people. So, when tourists misbehave and are disrespectful, the guides really do fear for their lives, and also fear the ''loss of face.''

    • @user-sv4kg6ze9y
      @user-sv4kg6ze9y Před 9 měsíci +56

      possibly so, but the reality is they are completely willing and prepared to follow through with any and all threats. they are merciless.

    • @jude999
      @jude999 Před 9 měsíci +44

      You can tell in the look of that woman at the museum.

    • @harrison00xXx
      @harrison00xXx Před 8 měsíci

      Whats different to our western regimes?
      Most of you peasants are doing what the government and the people in power want from you, doesnt matter if its wrong what you are doing as long you get a little bit paid.

    • @robinwolstenholme6377
      @robinwolstenholme6377 Před 8 měsíci

      Chasing Dissent LIVE EU Goes INFINITY LOOPY WAR ! - CDL ep.247
      czcams.com/video/dT4gxv7CieE/video.html

    • @user-oc3ul2vp6m
      @user-oc3ul2vp6m Před 8 měsíci +8

      Giving money to officials legally and then monopolizing the market is called democracy. A place where all the housing, medical care, education, equal development, and only talk about ability is a dictatorship. It seems that I have to re-read philosophy again.

  • @LuciFur-wz8rc
    @LuciFur-wz8rc Před 2 měsíci +3

    The person filming was very courageous. Even if the consequences for their minders to have the footage smuggled out of the country under their watch is probably severe, the world needed to see this. I hope they are ok, even the secret service 'tour guides'.

    • @ohhi5237
      @ohhi5237 Před měsícem

      theyre dead, this was filmed ages ago lol

  • @slapnut892
    @slapnut892 Před 2 měsíci +3

    The school scene is heartbreaking. It is painfully clear they are taught from the get-go to obey, impress their leader, to invade and survive in other countries. You wouldn't find that sort of thing anywhere else in the world.

  • @amycalifornia3615
    @amycalifornia3615 Před rokem +672

    Whoever filmed all this is so freaking brave

  • @tvtvvtvt8017
    @tvtvvtvt8017 Před rokem +524

    A North Korean fisherman while out at sea heard South Korean radio program broadcast and in the radio program a character was having a conversation with another character about why they were late and said because "all of the vehicle parking places were taken" so she had to drive further away to finally find a place to park their car. The Sailor laughed at what he thought was silly South Korean propaganda. But he went home and that thought tumbled around in his head and the next few times he went out to sea he would listen to the radio broadcast and eventually something made him think that it might really be true that there could be a place in the world where they had so many cars that they had no place to park them. So eventually he wanted to find out and he defected taking his boat to South Korea.

    • @nickacelvn
      @nickacelvn Před rokem

      He's like the majority of people. Believing the sophistry they were force-fed by their respective governments' media propaganda machines. We are not that different.

    • @dying101666
      @dying101666 Před rokem +48

      i hope he's doing ok.

    • @kingKong-fd7wm
      @kingKong-fd7wm Před rokem +18

      Wouldn't it be wonderful if North Korea was not under decades of American sanctions, imagine car parking space might in North Korea be as hard to find as in South Korea.

    • @videoettaceo8900
      @videoettaceo8900 Před rokem +126

      @@kingKong-fd7wm 🤡

    • @matthewgriffin1320
      @matthewgriffin1320 Před rokem +22

      What mind manipulation crazy hoq the whole country is head messed by one man shamefull

  • @horsehead4068
    @horsehead4068 Před měsícem +2

    This is the most “free view” of N Korea I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe you got all of this out of there.

  • @aperson336
    @aperson336 Před 3 měsíci +3

    i am going to be honest the mural of the battle of seoul is genuinely amazing

  • @jalexander5133
    @jalexander5133 Před rokem +571

    The fact these ppl risked their lives to give us this is just fascinating

    • @sarahrean7174
      @sarahrean7174 Před rokem

      you dream this a stolen video from a french tv documentary north korea was ok with EVERYTHING you see

    • @GhostFun_
      @GhostFun_ Před rokem

      no they fucking dint go to beinjing and go to one of the many agencies that will take you there you ignorant fuck

    • @davethebrahman9870
      @davethebrahman9870 Před rokem +19

      Most of them are old French communists who are trying desperately to keep their faith. They’re actually saying positive things.

    • @scharpmeister
      @scharpmeister Před rokem +3

      @@davethebrahman9870 he literally refers to their leader as the worst dictator in the world

    • @tiggercampbell6198
      @tiggercampbell6198 Před rokem

      not likely! they acted like imbeciles! and entitled..their reckless behavior could've git the security guards in a lot of trouble. even death..

  • @Baleur
    @Baleur Před rokem +96

    33:00 ive worked 6 years in a kindergarten in China. And the differences are insane.
    Every single facial expression of these kids in North Korea, is completely and utterly orchestrated and trained in, nothing is natural child emotions.
    I can spot this from a mile away. And the teacher too, each smile is fake.. Anyone that has worked with kids can see this.
    It's astonishingly sad, that even from the age of 3, they are growing up never having seen, or themselves expressing, real genuine external emotions.
    So how was it in China?
    The same as in the West, frankly, genuine happy playing kids, goofing off, teasing each other, hugging the teacher, good quality teachers that genuinely cared for the kids. They were obviously way more diciplined kids, but mostly in a good way. The fair but firm mentality.
    But when i look at every face in this video, not a single one of the kids are showing genuine emotion.
    Perhaps they never learnt how to, since all their teachers also only show them fake smiles.
    This is a huge issue for their future development as emotional real human beings.
    It's the equivalent of being raised by sociopaths in a basement with no connection to anyone real.

    • @d-arts7139
      @d-arts7139 Před rokem +13

      that whole class will be forced into the military, until they die. youre right, theyre not being raised normally. theyre for show. and then theyll probably be thrown into military service and a new group will be pulled from the country and treated the same

    • @alexus267
      @alexus267 Před rokem +1

      Thanks for sharing your perspective. I still think of the whole thing as a show. They might or might not have freedom of expression among themselves, they are just not allowed to show it when the "guests" are around. I could imagine emotion management must be hard for kids, but it's a great deal of selection: you can pick a few "model citizen" children among 25 million country for a single show kindergarten (and I guess conditions and opportunities are much better for those kids hence the incentive).

    • @samaya_lubimaya
      @samaya_lubimaya Před rokem

      Если про Китай много лжи, почему ты думаешь, что они не могут врать про Северную Корею?

    • @shannonwhite474
      @shannonwhite474 Před rokem +4

      Listen to Yeonmi Park, a woman who escaped from North Korea. She said everyone is numb, death means nothing. All anyone thinks about is how to get their next meal.

    • @TrinhNguyen-sh4fj
      @TrinhNguyen-sh4fj Před 10 dny

      @@shannonwhite474Don’t listen to her as she lies a lot! The same themes are repeated by other defectors too so just milks on that to lie through her teeth.

  • @joeystoney3678
    @joeystoney3678 Před 19 dny

    At the 13:48 mark when the guide walks over to talk to the older woman, I wonder if the guide is a family member whom the employee is allowed to have them come in and do that work. The smile on her face and warmth in her eyes as she looks up, they obviously have a close relationship and the guide wasn't being rude, you can see they point behind them subtly and she understands and quickly gets up and leaves.

  • @Haazziee
    @Haazziee Před 8 měsíci +437

    There’s just something so odd to me, seeing tourists smiling, happy, looking at going there as a “trophy” or something on their bucket list.
    While the people living there are suffering.
    Kind of like the tourists are having fun at the expense and lives of the people living there.
    I couldn’t imagine going there, and having “fun”. It would be an experience, but a sad one to me. Not knowing what happens to these people once they leave, it’s heartbreaking.

    • @albertesquivel7620
      @albertesquivel7620 Před 8 měsíci +4

      The people have the power to make change.

    • @Widdekuu91
      @Widdekuu91 Před 8 měsíci +24

      Same here. I mean, I understand maybe wanting to visit Chernobyl or..some other place where sadness has happened. And I'd still feel unbearably sad there.
      But where actively people are surpressed and then looking into their faces perhaps, seeing a forced smile and eyes that have no hope left of a better future, people stuck with their loved ones on the other side (South Korea...) I would likely breakdown halfway through the street and start shouting at people that I will somehow get their letters and messages across the border and godknowswhat. I can't watch that happening without intervening, I'd be a horrible spy. Not to mention, we were talking about enjoying the holiday, that would be impossible.

    • @Pai3000
      @Pai3000 Před 8 měsíci +24

      I totally agree. Also the way the narrator speaks makes me feel uncomfortable. Everything seems a bit despondent and the tourists seem as frivolous as it gets. I did not enjoy the documental.

    • @saesang352
      @saesang352 Před 7 měsíci

      They are starving because of the sanctions we put on them. We are basically starving them out until they drop their nuclear program and let us put military bases there so we can watch China. Ukraine used to have a nuclear program until we forced them to stop. Guess what happened after stopped. Yeah I don’t agree with how they run the country, but a lot of the way they act is because of the US

    • @shiva72945
      @shiva72945 Před 7 měsíci +4

      @@Widdekuu91 True. You must be a sweet person. Beter not go there.

  • @mochatabbing4723
    @mochatabbing4723 Před 9 měsíci +85

    Most of those tourist intentions for going to North Korea are either to diss that country, or to feel lucky they weren't born there, or for pumping adrenaline; being a daredevil, certainly not for sightseeing... also some of those tourist really being irresponsible and selfish, they're not just threaten their own life by doing what they weren't supposed to, but they're also endagering those guide's life and his/her families.

    • @laengan
      @laengan Před 8 měsíci +5

      You have not been traveling around the world much, sounds like. Those guides were just doing their job they are paid/trained to do.

    • @DaniWorrell-vt9ov
      @DaniWorrell-vt9ov Před 3 měsíci +1

      Right.

    • @Jambuc829
      @Jambuc829 Před 2 měsíci

      @@laenganhush

  • @tunzai6693
    @tunzai6693 Před měsícem +2

    What I want to say is that the videographers were too arrogant. It was a good thing that they tried to explore, but they made things difficult for the staff and did not provide post-technical processing for the staff to protect them. Many ordinary North Koreans are powerless with their lives. The staff that these tourists can encounter can only do things according to the procedures. The consequence of not complying is death.The behavior of the visitors is really embarrassing for these ordinary people. They have no way and cannot give the "democratic answer" that the video shooter hopes to see.

  • @ENDERSTYLE74
    @ENDERSTYLE74 Před 3 měsíci +9

    I know it's weird to comment that but:
    The tour guide is so pretty, I am French and really enjoyed her way of talking, I hope she finds happiness someday, that is, if she isn't already, who knows x)

  • @Jan-iu5hc
    @Jan-iu5hc Před rokem +913

    To pay to go on vacation at a country that is a prison is a bit insane. I feel bad for the people who live without freedom.

    • @chachage8444
      @chachage8444 Před rokem

      Hypocrisy, evil westerners, white people, in America, you break into someone's house with a weapon, and someone else will shoot you directly, you white pigs admit it, in turn, the United States and its allies are wary of the Korean War Isn't it wrong? Germany slaughtered Jews, and later admitted the mistake, apologized, compensated, what about the United States? Why can't the North Korean people hate the United States? You say the war is over and it's all right? Shouldn't you hate America? It's so hard to kill a person in the US, and then kill it, after the killing is over, is it all right? This is a crime,,,, in the United States you break into someone else's house to kill, and say nasty words, I have killed your husband or wife or child, and then said to you or your husband or wife: The killing is over, You shouldn't hate me, it's hypocrisy and evil.

    • @ebjh285
      @ebjh285 Před rokem +8

      @@sheilamorrison1954 tell me

    • @DonJulio510
      @DonJulio510 Před rokem

      @@sheilamorrison1954 not as bad as communist north korea.

    • @flamingomingo9810
      @flamingomingo9810 Před rokem +62

      @@sheilamorrison1954 bro heard that oppression exists in America for the first time and thinks she’s experiencing less freedom than literal north Koreans

    • @trythis2006
      @trythis2006 Před rokem +2

      its mindblowing that these people that give power to him in the first place just so diginitily follow everything he says without any thought. i for sure, if born there, would have crushed the government with force, gain access to military and beat it down from within or with a massive bomb, a huge sacfrifice for the future of the people.

  • @rachaelnwaoha3543
    @rachaelnwaoha3543 Před rokem +439

    The amount of sarcasm in this documentary is amazing, and the delivery of these sarcastic lines from the commentator is… is top-tier👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

    • @rogerh2694
      @rogerh2694 Před rokem +6

      Love British humor too

    • @emzee1148
      @emzee1148 Před rokem +3

      @@rogerh2694 It's french lol

    • @rogerh2694
      @rogerh2694 Před rokem +5

      ​@@emzee1148 The commentator speaks British English, no? If not there, somewhere else in Europe etc

    • @garyk1334
      @garyk1334 Před rokem +10

      @@emzee1148 The Narrator is definitely english

    • @abdullahmacapoli1879
      @abdullahmacapoli1879 Před rokem

      If NoKor doesn't have nuke then Kim would have long been assassinated by US.

  • @Khalith
    @Khalith Před měsícem +1

    That image of the woman directing non-existent traffic creeps me out for as innocuous as it seems.

  • @Imgema
    @Imgema Před 3 měsíci +4

    20:40 goddamn that mural looks amazing. Props to the artists who made it.

  • @haddingtoniangcp2464
    @haddingtoniangcp2464 Před rokem +117

    "You didn't follow up the question, did you? You were scared."
    "I just didn't have the courage to"
    I dont blame you,mate. Infact, kudos for even venturing into North Korea. I dont have the balls to!

  • @martinogealgaigh2222
    @martinogealgaigh2222 Před rokem +1196

    It really annoys me when people visit North Korea and try and out the workers in situations where they will be punished ! Completely unfair! I understand if this doesn’t happen we wouldn’t know all of this but my heart really goes out to them

    • @standard1703
      @standard1703 Před 11 měsíci +145

      Seriously how I felt, especially with the war museum section. If you were a tourist and would be the only person facing consequences for poking the bear with a stick, then do whatever you want. But the fact that other people could face repercussions for your actions, intentional or not, it's completely out of pocket if you're trying to provoke something

    • @xkasakx
      @xkasakx Před 11 měsíci

      I bet you got vaxxed, retard

    • @zzzIIU1
      @zzzIIU1 Před 10 měsíci +55

      I agree. I also wish they would've censored the face of the guy on the beach

    • @user-np8sc7yk4y
      @user-np8sc7yk4y Před 9 měsíci +22

      I feel the same way. These workers knows that its all lies. But they dont have any choice, and they may be punished becuse of the turists actions or questions.

    • @Msboochie2
      @Msboochie2 Před 8 měsíci +19

      Yes. They were putting those workers in comprising positions, to prove a point to themselves. To what avail? Confront the lies your own governments tell. The all lie. I understand some of the lues we're ridiculously infuriating, but they have rules, that these visitors agreed to follow. They are free to make all the critiques they want when they leave. Endangering themselves and those workers, for the satisfaction of a snarky remark or two was stupid. They were being rude and disrespectful, when they paid to visit that place.

  • @ALITISA78
    @ALITISA78 Před 2 měsíci +1

    What they fail to mention with Korea's history was that in the 50s the South even though democratic was actually under a dictator itself. During that time people were resigned to the fact they will have to follow some ideology and the North was prospering more than the South hence what drew most Koreans too. Only towards late 50s to early 60s was there a shift and by then the North Koreans were already prisoners.

  • @Paramurasaki
    @Paramurasaki Před 21 dnem +1

    What is the music? Shazam can't recognize it, can't find :(

  • @Stolas1777
    @Stolas1777 Před rokem +180

    Don’t forget, Pyongyang, as desolate as it is with no cars and buses that look like they’re falling apart, is the most privileged of North Korean society. Their most privileged live worse than the poorest of the west

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Před rokem +23

      But look, there's even thin blankets in the closet where you can sleep on the floor! Even plastic buckets to relieve yourself in and a truck comes and takes it away every morning! Such luxury!

    • @terrytaylor808
      @terrytaylor808 Před rokem +2

      china same

    • @briancleary5637
      @briancleary5637 Před rokem

      D leadership should b hung slowly 😨😨😨😨😩😩😨😩

    • @chengqiu3115
      @chengqiu3115 Před rokem

      @@terrytaylor808 another anti-China bot

  • @gaiaholmes2706
    @gaiaholmes2706 Před 3 měsíci +102

    It’s like the Truman show

    • @evilomskbird
      @evilomskbird Před 21 dnem

      It truly seems like that after seeing that woman direct non-existent vehicles

  • @davidmcneil2296
    @davidmcneil2296 Před 2 měsíci +3

    48:20 I’d bet a hundred dollars that those, “electrified fences” aren’t even electrified. I mean how can they not have money to feed their people, but yet money to spend on useless electric fences. I mean I bet most the time those fences are turned off.

    • @goldreverre
      @goldreverre Před měsícem

      I think they would be on. It's not for defence, as claimed. It's to stop people attempting to swim to China

  • @StephanieMurray-pl4gs
    @StephanieMurray-pl4gs Před měsícem +2

    They say this president does horrible things to children! Sad

  • @jay19701
    @jay19701 Před rokem +153

    I can't believe they even tried to just go out for a stroll at 10pm, then proceeded to ignore the porter the first time when he asked them to go back in. Seemed like a great way to ens up like Otto. Idiots.

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 Před rokem +22

      I was surprised and slightly concerned myself.

    • @patricianewman5233
      @patricianewman5233 Před rokem +14

      They think they are entitled às they think they are is America. Not there!

    • @whatever5091
      @whatever5091 Před rokem +16

      @@patricianewman5233 aren't they from France though?

    • @tsundokus
      @tsundokus Před rokem +21

      @@whatever5091 they were and this was film way before that happened

    • @ev6558
      @ev6558 Před rokem +19

      @@tsundokus Yeah but as the commentary in this video shows, NK already had a reputation for disappearing tourists at the drop of a hat if they said or did something wrong. I'm not one of these people over here saying that it would be their fault if something bad happened, but I do think they are kinda crazy for speaking any criticism while still inside the country. I don't care how sure I was that nobody could hear me, I'd save it until I had civilization under my feet again.

  • @peter8488
    @peter8488 Před rokem +443

    Freaking depressing how everything is controlled.

    • @101019996
      @101019996 Před rokem

      Njima nije ,eu ,sad globalno nev mozemo bez googla,mobitela !
      Ekloni ga na par dana pa da vidimo tko je depresion?
      Mi ilinS Koreja
      Krajnost yas ekstremno ,ali u zdrave svrhe

    • @cdoe3395
      @cdoe3395 Před rokem +29

      Its the exact same here in the west. You just dont realize it just like the North Koreans do not realize it.

    • @PeakyBlinder
      @PeakyBlinder Před rokem

      Exactly what the wef have planned for the planet.

    • @RE4PER
      @RE4PER Před rokem +52

      @@cdoe3395 lmao you are crazy if you think the west is even close to North Korea's situation.

    • @koilamaoh4238
      @koilamaoh4238 Před rokem

      @@cdoe3395 Naa.. only if the religious fascist get their full ways.. Like hitIer would of wanted, every conservative culture loves "hitIer". Every conservative "culture" tends to revert back to this "authoritarian" behavior. Its why their cultures fear "liberals", as they don't OBEY under a "auth" society. Even in china they dont like liberals, even our conservatives in the west, hates them; its why they all parrot, hitIer speeches to incite fear. Even China is evolving backwards to their old conservative fascist ways of behaving.
      The west isnt even there yet; they try but their backwards conservatives are failing, its just a bunch of old decrepit white guys trying to control their women and people in congress. We'll eat the rich one these days.
      Considering what they show on NK docs, like they do china, they are "fear" mongering, they arent showing any "real" sides to it, they are nit picking, they are only pandering to the west. NK has been evolving from those past "dark" ages of auth. Any country that develops a "nuke" means they have actual freedom; its why ukraine fell.

  • @Nerinav1985
    @Nerinav1985 Před 3 měsíci +2

    4:33
    " Smiles are mandatory"😮
    Worst case scenario

  • @Murasakiii
    @Murasakiii Před měsícem +3

    Buy why is the french lady complaining? Didn't she know where she was going before paying USD$8000 and embarking into a totalitarian regime? The smartest dude there is Henry, if you're in the hellhole, try to behave as best as possible to avoid staying there forever. If you're paying money to go there, you're supporting the regime, so I don't understand why the french lady is so agitated

    • @gunsrtheanswer
      @gunsrtheanswer Před měsícem +1

      Yeah. I would do whatever they say. I would have asked to wear one of their pins or something; act like I'm really in love with the place. I wouldn't risk getting in trouble.

  • @derinaries
    @derinaries Před 10 měsíci +247

    Everything in NK is so sterile, desolate, and depressing. The entire country reeks of dispair.

    • @bluegamer4210
      @bluegamer4210 Před 6 měsíci +6

      kinda like the US

    • @rc5924
      @rc5924 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@bluegamer4210 lol ok dumbass😂

    • @bradcapello6875
      @bradcapello6875 Před 3 měsíci +18

      ​@@bluegamer4210 What?

    • @janejones5362
      @janejones5362 Před 3 měsíci

      So that fat man can get fatter.

    • @cletusmandeletusman2328
      @cletusmandeletusman2328 Před 3 měsíci +25

      @@bluegamer4210the US has its faults, a lot of faults, but NK is just a whole nother universe compared to the States, not even comparably close for “like” and “kinda” to be in the same sentence

  • @southerntiger3107
    @southerntiger3107 Před rokem +91

    Sadly, for the citzents of North Korea: they are suffering. Thank you for the upload very educational.

  • @PHBRNTGGR2
    @PHBRNTGGR2 Před měsícem +1

    That poor woman polishing rocks. They chased her off. I almost cried.

  • @brianyegerlehner9157
    @brianyegerlehner9157 Před měsícem +4

    Those French Tourist are not bright....lol

  • @billyz5088
    @billyz5088 Před 10 měsíci +191

    saw a documentary some years ago about 'doctors without borders' (or a similar organization) - who had arranged for a group of ophthalmologists to go into NK to help people suffering from major vision loss due to cataracts and other degenerative eye conditions that had gone untreated for many years - some of these people were nearly completely blind and in most cases the surgeons were able to restore their eyesight - and as you would expect these people were emotionally overwhelmed once they could see again - and they gave tremendous thanks - but not to the surgeons - they effusively declared their love and gratefulness to "dear leader" (Kim Jong-un - or maybe at that time his father Kim Jong-il ) - but they barely acknowledged the doctors & nurses who had actually restored their vision - and you got the distinct impression that it was out of absolute fear that they were doing this - fear that if they gave thanks to anyone other than their "dear leader" - they would be severely punished ..

    • @ASoggyShoe
      @ASoggyShoe Před 8 měsíci +14

      I saw this documentary aswell, awhile back. That was wild, the way they cheered and thanked their "dear leader". I feel like some of them were even crying for joy

    • @avril6922
      @avril6922 Před 8 měsíci +15

      That's shocking, to me it's the same when people thank a deity for something another person did, and they deny the person will to help them, and insted just praise 'God' 😂

    • @wiseguise5960
      @wiseguise5960 Před 8 měsíci

      I remember that doc. I watched it some years ago as well. one doctor did some like 3000 surgeries in a couple days. I will never forget, like you stated, all the people thanking their 'great leader' and never the doctor because in their mind it was all because of their 'great leader' that made it happen.
      I remember one older man, prob in his 60's, thanking the leading and saying something like 'I can now see the evil of Americans and I can kill them!" absolutely horrible stuff....

    • @wiseguise5960
      @wiseguise5960 Před 8 měsíci +16

      @@avril6922 that's exactly their mentality. They see the Kim family as Gods.

    • @bonniehowell9206
      @bonniehowell9206 Před 8 měsíci +1

      That was a great documentary. I think some did it out of fear.

  • @bigwendigo2253
    @bigwendigo2253 Před rokem +308

    That little 5 year old looking kid violinist at 36:40 and 5 year old pianist a bit later were freaking incredible. It makes me sad that he and she have those skills and they won’t be able to share them with the world, have to be told what to play, can’t compose or collaborate with others, etc. Very gifted children.

    • @DalionHeartTTV
      @DalionHeartTTV Před rokem

      It's also not natural talent. There is no such thing. They were forced into learning these skills for no other reason than to be used as puppets for the soulless benefit of the regime.

    • @GHSpaghetti
      @GHSpaghetti Před rokem +79

      They probably get beaten and whipped for messing up a note

    • @nekilof-2363
      @nekilof-2363 Před rokem +32

      @@GHSpaghetti Yeah not going to mess up if you lose a finger every time you do.

    • @Aly0313
      @Aly0313 Před rokem +19

      @@GHSpaghetti right though… it makes me sad that they are so good.

    • @ida6950
      @ida6950 Před rokem +22

      @@GHSpaghetti I honestly alway think that when I see extremely skilled toddlers/young children, even more so in this case :/

  • @ssamuel5570
    @ssamuel5570 Před měsícem +4

    Seems to me that the country is one gigantic prison camp!!

  • @minmarshallarmyxstan6773
    @minmarshallarmyxstan6773 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Why NK would be considered a vacation?? I don’t understand.

    • @osku3818
      @osku3818 Před 28 dny +1

      A changing of sceneries helps one appreciate the differences.

  • @xmara_gtax9231
    @xmara_gtax9231 Před 7 měsíci +258

    These tourists really annoyed me!! Risking their tour guides lives like that by trying to be truant, being an asshole & questioning the museum lady. They constantly had me on edge!! I personally wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I found out someone died because of my actions. Follow the damn rules if you’re visiting North Korea ffs. 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @hefttackerdererste2837
      @hefttackerdererste2837 Před 7 měsíci +12

      Nie würde ich mich vor dem Kim verbeugen.

    • @avatar5058
      @avatar5058 Před 6 měsíci +55

      ⁠@@hefttackerdererste2837 if anyone feels that they wouldn’t want to bow then they shouldn’t be going into the country and endangering others lives.

    • @heathwirt8919
      @heathwirt8919 Před 6 měsíci

      @@avatar5058 You would make a perfect little commie.

    • @bldontmatter5319
      @bldontmatter5319 Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​@@hefttackerdererste2837ok. Cool. You aren't going to NK and risking anyone's lives or families. These tourists are.

  • @murphy9924
    @murphy9924 Před rokem +182

    Can you imagine being upset that you can't buy or see an embroiderer that's probably child or a person forced into horrible working conditions.
    The Frenchman saying that dictatorships are "clearner" "no homeless" yea because they all die and starve together

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 Před rokem +18

      if you open a cupboard in north korea, homeless people would probably come tumbling out....

    • @watchyourtimeco1
      @watchyourtimeco1 Před rokem

      @@marycanary86 Exactly. The idea that N Korea doesn't have homeless is laughable. They're just smart and stay hidden because the alternative is death.

    • @number1enemyoftheuseless985
      @number1enemyoftheuseless985 Před rokem +7

      Organ donor too.

    • @ev6558
      @ev6558 Před rokem +55

      When they said at the beginning that he went to Iran and loved it I was like "Ok well probably he means like the historic sites and landmarks and food and stuff" but by the time he was happily bowing to statues of Kim and saying how everything was so "ordered" I realized he actually thinks dictatorships are not that bad.

    • @pennyyoung2506
      @pennyyoung2506 Před rokem +1

      Sounds like that french guy is a typical WEEB

  • @BuckBlaziken
    @BuckBlaziken Před 8 dny

    Everyone at that fairgrounds in the first 10 minutes are the top 5% of the nation. They’re the entire middle class. Even then the middle class is still told “bring your family to the fairgrounds by morning time today” as an order and that order must be followed. Still there’s some freedom of enjoyment. They can enjoy any park ride or attraction they want as long as they don’t leave the park until evening. These are the people that at least can decide what they want to do with their lives (from a short list of occupations). They still don’t get a day off and are told what to do everyday. Soldiers (higher ranks) also make up this class. Their whole purpose is to be used as propaganda.
    So you might be asking what about the other 90% of the country? They’re being told to work in factories, sweatshops, farm fields, and all the other jobs keeping up the country from collapsing.

  • @shibotto
    @shibotto Před 3 měsíci +1

    I may have overlooked it, but when was this filmed?

    • @twiska1402
      @twiska1402 Před měsícem

      2010. They asked about S.Korea Ship which got sunk. It happened in 2010.

  • @misskitty2133
    @misskitty2133 Před rokem +232

    I LOVE this narrator! His dry wit & sarcasm are a nice change from the usual. It’s quite obvious how much he loathes the regime, calling it a dictatorship at every chance.

    • @servantofthelivinggod6192
      @servantofthelivinggod6192 Před rokem +4

      Did you also enjoy him mocking innocent children that are victims of this evil regime?

    • @misskitty2133
      @misskitty2133 Před rokem

      @@servantofthelivinggod6192 I wasn’t speaking of the DICTATOR, you FOOL.

    • @mortenfrosthansen84
      @mortenfrosthansen84 Před rokem

      It is a dictatorship.. it is what defines it.
      A monarchy is in essence also a dictatorship, but instead of suppressing, control and ruin a country, they want to make it prosperous.
      Still a sole rule controls a entire nation.
      Putin is generally also a dictator, but he still has a sort of deputy minions. So that is a autocracy.
      They can all be called regime, since it's made so that the people doesn't have much freedom of speech or choices

    • @psychedelicpunk5031
      @psychedelicpunk5031 Před rokem +7

      @@servantofthelivinggod6192Yes.

    • @servantofthelivinggod6192
      @servantofthelivinggod6192 Před rokem +2

      @@psychedelicpunk5031 That’s abominable.

  • @JenAmazed42
    @JenAmazed42 Před rokem +364

    The two things that made me shake my head: the lady directing imaginary traffic and the fact that people actually got on that scary plane to go to the north

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss Před rokem +17

      They have squads to move the puddles off the roads because they're roads weren't engineered to drain the water on their own like they are in developed countries

    • @anonygrazer3234
      @anonygrazer3234 Před rokem +5

      Other than the woman seeing her father's homeland & her friend accompanying her...you mean the equally scary _people_ who got on that plane to go north?

    • @anonygrazer3234
      @anonygrazer3234 Před rokem +17

      @@TheAnnoyingBoss If they have poor people "cleaning stones" who have to be moved from camera view, then road-water-movers are certainly believable.
      Imagine how _poverty stricken_ a country would have to be to have the man-power to clean stones & remove water puddles. Positively prehistoric.

    • @RiverWorksCo
      @RiverWorksCo Před rokem +17

      I don't know, it was a lot more sickening that kids are taken away from their parents to be brainwashed.

    • @youknowmyfirstlastname3206
      @youknowmyfirstlastname3206 Před rokem

      was that turbine or old propelled

  • @jameswilkes451
    @jameswilkes451 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The scenes immediately after the sunrise at 23:00 onwards were like something out of a nightmare! I feel so sorry for these unlucky people, they don't deserve to live in a horrible hellhole. At least the rural folk get to live amidst natural scenery, they have the Earth if anything...

  • @Ray_Bert
    @Ray_Bert Před 3 měsíci +2

    Those kids are so adorable, I hope that even though they live in such a terrible place that they are able to live happy lives as adults.

  • @fives2155
    @fives2155 Před rokem +545

    Fun fact- the USS Baltimore was never sunk and didn't even serve in the Korean war, it spent the entire duration of the Korean war in service in the US Atlantic Fleet and was only moved to the Pacific fleet again in 1955. The actual battle the tour guide is referring to involved the USS Junea, HMS Jamaica and HMS Black Swan where they sank several north korean torpedo boats for no damage and loss of life

    • @familytvbox5218
      @familytvbox5218 Před rokem +5

      How is that a fact?! Where is the proof?

    • @standard1703
      @standard1703 Před 11 měsíci +115

      ​@@familytvbox5218 you're on the internet, you could always google it yourself

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před 11 měsíci +123

      ​@@familytvbox5218 Working hard to earn those Won from Kim Jong Un aren't we Comrade.😂

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 Před 11 měsíci +31

      @@familytvbox5218 O h dear. Think for yourself.

    • @kamxam1384
      @kamxam1384 Před 11 měsíci +31

      But according to North Korea every naval encounter was a battle comparable to Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Jutland, and the Battle of Midway except that they won them all.

  • @knurlgnar24
    @knurlgnar24 Před rokem +126

    This tour took place in 2010 for those like me who were wondering.

    • @TerryLondon
      @TerryLondon Před rokem +4

      Thanks fo mentioning. Thought/calculated the same (2011).

    • @mkzhero
      @mkzhero Před rokem +9

      Yeah thought it was looking a bit dated. Still, if not for the pc's and flat monitors in that one bit, i'd think its footage from the 90's or earlier even, i grew up in the 90's in the post soviet times, and even our shitty poor cities looked far more colorful, free and alive than this hellscape, most people had tv's too.

    • @tacituskillgore7437
      @tacituskillgore7437 Před rokem +1

      I was.... thanks

    • @tacituskillgore7437
      @tacituskillgore7437 Před rokem

      @@Etaoinshrdlu69 they literally shot missiles over south Korea last week wtf are you talking about? The entire country is controlled all day everyday so I guess if you're a democrat that's what progressive means..

    • @TristanAD_
      @TristanAD_ Před rokem +1

      @@Etaoinshrdlu69 nowhere near “super progressive”. still very dated