Camp 14

  • Germany Camp 14: Total Control Zone
Germany / South Korea, 2012, 104 min (Alternative: 52 min)

Directed by:

Marc Wiese

Cinematography:

Jörg Adams
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Plots(1)

Shin Dong-Hyuk is the first person known to have been born in a North Korean prison camp as a result of a forced marriage between two political prisoners – and to have escaped alive. He is proof of the cruel and inhuman state system which has isolated itself from the rest of the world. Shin's time in captivity is illustrated by animation, without visual overkill. There is no need for the latter: filmmaker Marc Wiese has created an absorbing story around the interviews of Shin and the confessions of two guards. Shin, who grew up in a restricted community without normal human interaction, nowadays lives in South Korea and works as a human rights ambassador. However, his hopes for the future do not venture far from the prison camp, which he still regards as home.
Jonna Jauhiainen | translation by Asta Mykkänen (DocPoint)

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