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The Defector: Escape from North Korea

2012 · Movie · 70 min

★ 6.3(4)unSUB Rating

Documentary

Dragon smuggles North Korean defectors across borders for a living, but his latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn. He abandons them in China, halfway through the journey, putting their dramatic escape plan into question.

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Details
Years
2012
Release date
2012-06-06
Language
English
Runtime
70 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.2/10 (4 votes)

Themes

  • woman director
  • north korean defector
  • north korea

Cast & crew

  • DR

    Dragon

    as Himself

  • SO

    Sook-ja

    as Herself

  • YO

    Yong-hee

    as Herself

Directed by Ann Shin