<p>A riveting look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom, Beyond Utopia embeds with a courageous pastor as he works tirelessly to guide various individuals attempting to flee one of the most oppressive places on Earth: North Korea.&nbsp;</p>

Beyond Utopia

A suspenseful and riveting portrait of the lengths people will go to win freedom, BEYOND UTOPIA raises the curtain on life in North Korea as no film has done before. Madeline Gavin’s award-winning documentary unfolds like a real time geo-political thriller as it follows the efforts of a devoted pastor whose underground network serves as the only hope for Koreans desperate to escape a life of oppression, and to embrace a new world of freedom.

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