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From the DMZ Into the Hermit Kingdom - Inside North Korea (Part 1/3)

VICE · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Vice founder Shane Smith travels to North Korea, speaking with refugees in South Korea before crossing the DMZ. It is part one of a three-part documentary with rare on-the-ground footage.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a rare, eye-opening look inside North Korea, though one notes such tours are staged.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I was introduced to Vice with their fascinating coverage of North Korea”

    Fascinating Vice coverage of North Korea that won the commenter over.

    Reedx, 2019-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Vice Media to Reorganize, Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff”

  2. “Very eye opening”

    Rare footage from inside North Korea with a compelling host.

    MobileVet, 2023-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Vice, Decayed Digital Colossus, Files for Bankruptcy”

  3. “Vice has a three-part 1-hour-total documentary on North Korea with footage from the country.”

    Footage from inside North Korea.

    gkya, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “What’s North Korea like?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: vice, shane smith, dmz, north korea, travel documentary, kim jong il

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