Watching Beyond Utopia, one thought kept recurring: ‘there but for the grace of God.’ That I was born in Costa Rica of all places is an accident of birth; to have been “born in the wrong country” — i.e., North Korea — would have been a fucking catastrophe.
#BeyondUtopia #MovieReview #Documentary #Film
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Beyond Utopia
2023

Sie sind im Bewusstsein aufgewachsen, dass ihr Heimatland der Himmel auf Erden ist. Ein Utopia, in dem sich der “große Führer” doch um “so viele seiner Schützlinge kümmern muss”. Als sie das erste mal im Ausland über die Wahrheit erfahren, können sie es kaum glauben. Nun befinden sie sich “Jenseits der Utopie”.

👉 https://boxd.it/5OhPsT

#BeyondUtopia #Film #Filmfan #FilmReview #Filmastodon #FilmMastodon #SoilentFilm #Arte

Will Social Issue Docs Like ‘Beyond Utopia’ and ‘Four Daughters’ Snag Oscar Noms This Year?
#Variety #News #AmericanSymphony #BeyondUtopia #DocumentariestoWatch #Stampedfromthebeginning

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/social-issue-documentaries-beyond-utopia-oscar-race-1235847425/

From the big swings to the sleeper hits to the lips floating in a blood bucket, here are my picks for the Top 20 Best Films of 2023.

Full list at Mahan's Media: https://betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.com/2024/01/top-20-best-films-of-2023.html #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #cinemastodon #Aftersun #Babylon #Barbie #BeyondUtopia #GodlessTheEastfieldExorcism #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 #TheHungerGames #TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes #InfinityPool #JohnWickChapter4 #Nimona #Oppenheimer #PastLives #Pearl #PoorThings #Saltburn #SawX #SickOfMyself #SmokingCausesCoughing #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse #TheWonderfulStoryOfHenrySugar

#BeyondUtopia: Writing about something that exhibits greater courage and gumption than I could ever hope to muster is... daunting.

Didn't stop me from trying, though, because this film deserves only my best.

Full review at FilmInk: https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/beyond-utopia/ #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #cinemastodon #documentary #northkorea #undergroundrailroad #seungeunkim #calebmission #madeleinegavin #filmmakingasrebellion #RedRibbonReviewers

Oscar Hopeful ‘Beyond Utopia’ Kicks Off Winter Slate for PBS Doc Series ‘Independent Lens’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Awards #News #BeyondUtopia #DocumentariestoWatch #IndependentLens #ITVS

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/beyond-utopia-oscar-hopeful-independent-lens-pbs-doc-series-1235815506/

Daisy Ridley Stars In ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’, Meg Ryan’s Rom-Com Return, ‘Priscilla’ Expands – Specialty Preview
#BreakingNews #Exhibition #Independent #Indies #AttheGates #BeyondUtopia #GoingtoMarsTheNikkiGiovanniProject #MegRyan #Priscilla #SpecialtyPreview #Subject #TheMarshKingsDaughter #WhatHappensLater

https://deadline.com/2023/11/daisy-ridley-the-marsh-kings-daughter-meg-ryan-what-happens-later-indie-film-openings-1235591751/

https://zflixnetwork.com/beyond-utopia-movie-review-2023/
Beyond Utopia: A Glimpse into the Courageous Journey of North Korean Defectors. 🌟🎬 #BeyondUtopia #DefectionStories #Resilience #HumanRights

Beyond Utopia 2023 Review: Watch North Korea’s Grim Reality! https://zflixnetwork.com/beyond-utopia-movie-review-2023/ via @zflixnetwork
Untold Stories of North Korean Defectors 🌍🎥 #BeyondUtopia #DocumentaryFilm #CourageousJourneys #HumanRights #MustWatch2023

Documentary ‘Beyond Utopia’ Reveals What It’s Really Like to Live in North Korea — and to Try to Escape
#IndieWire #Awards #ConsiderThis #BestDocumentaryFeature #BeyondUtopia #MadeleineGavin #Oscars

https://www.indiewire.com/awards/consider-this/documentary-beyond-utopia-north-korea-interview-1234921870/

Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: ‘Beyond Utopia’ Director Madeleine Gavin On Capturing A Family’s Harrowing Escape From Nightmarish North Korea
#BreakingNews #Documentary #Interviews #Podcast #BeyondUtopia #DocTalk #DocTalkPodcast #JohnRidley #MadeleineGavin

https://deadline.com/2023/10/beyond-utopia-madeleine-gavin-north-korea-escape-documentary-1235588606/

Oscar Hopeful ‘Beyond Utopia’ Takes Top Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2023
#Variety #News #BeyondUtopia #TedHope #WoodstockFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beyond-utopia-top-honors-woodstock-film-festival-2023-1235739291/

Race To Freedom: ‘Beyond Utopia’ Documents Desperate Attempt To Flee Brutal Life In North Korea – Telluride
#BreakingNews #Documentary #Festivals #BeyondUtopia #FathomEvents #MadeleineGavin #RoadsideAttractions #TellurideFilmFestival

https://deadline.com/2023/09/beyond-utopia-north-korea-escape-documentary-telluride-film-festival-1235535740/

Telluride Documentary Lineup Features Plenty of Award Season Contenders, Including ‘Beyond Utopia’
#Variety #News #BeyondUtopia #DocumentariestoWatch #ErrolMorris

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/telluride-documentary-lineup-2023-jon-batiste-andy-kaufman-1235706192/

Sundance Doc ‘Beyond Utopia’ Scores U.S. Theatrical Release From Fathom Events and Roadside Attractions (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #BeyondUtopia #DocumentariestoWatch #RoadsideAttractions #Sundance

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beyond-utopia-theatrical-release-fathom-events-roadside-attractions-sundance-documentary-1235704248/

That's it for my #sundance2023 recap. Top 5 films are #MagazineDreams #FloraAndSon #KimsVideo #BeyondUtopia and #PersianVersion . Honorable mentions to #Shayda #Radical #Scrapper #OnyxTheFortuitous and #YoungWildFree