Pyongyang Express

July 25, 2013 4:37 PM

The Defector: Escape From North Korea, an interactive documentary. The Trailer. via. Flash required.

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NYTimes Op-Doc: Escape From North Korea.

posted by the man of twists and turns (6 comments total)

Is the problem purely with my computer or connection? It takes up an unbelievable amount of processing power while stuttering and often grinding to a complete halt. Which is a shame, because it seems like there is interesting content that would be worth experiencing?
posted by Dumsnill at 6:05 PM on July 25, 2013

It was also taking me a really long time to get through it. What I did see was rather disturbing.
posted by A Bad Catholic at 6:50 PM on July 25, 2013

Too much, fills me with unending rage against NK's government and the fat kid with the bad haircut.
posted by Purposeful Grimace at 11:32 PM on July 25, 2013

A provocative question I saw on Reddit today:

Are North Koreans living in the past or in the future?
posted by Rhaomi at 1:45 AM on July 26, 2013 [2 favorites]

I saw the title and thought (hoped?) it was a sequel to Pyongyang Racer, a "game" made entirely in North Korea.
posted by InsanePenguin at 4:16 AM on July 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

North Korea has never ceased to fascinate me. What intrigues me more is how North Koreans deal with the reality of the rest of the world once they escape the country that imprisoned, starved, and brainwashed them for so long.

I just remember that line O'Brien speaks in 1984 when he says, "The human mind is infinitely malleable." That country is not that novel made real.
posted by prepmonkey at 6:12 AM on July 26, 2013