Episodes

7 episodes in this season

Mandela at 90

60 min

Now Playing

Escaping North Korea

60 min

The Madoff Hustle

60 min

Gypsy Child Thieves

60 min

An Iranian 'Martyr'

60 min

Can Obama Save the Planet?

60 min

Stalin's Back

60 min

This World

TV Series

20041h6.0

Documentary

Now playing

Escaping North Korea

Season 6 · Episode 2 · Apr 6, 2009

The dramatic stories of North Koreans who are risking everything, including torture and execution, to escape the repression and hunger of their homeland and reach safety in the South. The border between the two Koreas is so heavily guarded that refugees are forced to flee into China, dodging border guards and risking freezing to death crossing the river that divides the two countries. Once in China, they are forced to live secret lives, the women often sold into forced marriages or prostitution, because if discovered, the Chinese authorities will send them back. This film follows two women who have decided to embark on the next stage of the journey, a desperate attempt to reach South Korea. For May, it involves a four thousand mile journey through the jungles of Laos and Thailand, to claim asylum in Bangkok. For Guem Hee, it means buying a fake passport and risking arrest at any moment. For both women, it is a moving story of leaving their loved ones behind in the biggest gamble of their lives.

More details

This World

TV Series

20041h6.0

Documentary

Now playing

Escaping North Korea

Season 6 · Episode 2 · Apr 6, 2009

More details