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WS06 - Inside North Korea DOCUMENTARY

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Inside North Korea (2006)
Lisa Ling goes undercover in North Korea. She poses as part of an international Medical team. Lisa and her Camera team reveal the extraordinary, hidden face of this insular, little-known places, from the powerful control Kim Jon-Il exerts over his people to the military powder keg of life along the heavily armed demilitarized zone.
- 52 minutes
Scene Selections
1. Introduction
2. "Intelligence Black Hole"
3. Mission of the "Miracle Doctor"
4. The Iron Grip of Kim Jong-il
5. The Humanitarian Nightmare
6. Communications at the DMZ
7. Inside a North Korean Home
8. The Juche Philosophy
9. Crossing the DMZ Into Freedom
10. Praising The "Dear Leader"
11. Conclusion
12. End Credits
Lisa Ling
- an American journalist, television presenter, and author
Dr. Sanduk Ruit
- eye surgeon
North Korea
- approximately 25 million people
- roughly the size of Mississippi
38th parallel
- dividing line between North and South Korea
- most heavily militarized in the world
Pyongyang
- North Korean capital
intelligence black hole
- a term to describe North Korea; their government is a dictatorship that censors everything so the flow of intelligence is blocked by them
Kim Jong-il
- son of Kim Il-sung
- became ruler of North Korea after his father's death
- developed nuclear weapons
- used Juche philosophy to justify rule and crush all opposition
hermit kingdom
- North Korea was called this because it chose to isolate itself
minders
- tracker
- in "Inside North Korea"--minders let the film crew know when whenever they do something that they don't like
- only allows crew to shoot whole image of the Dear Leader
Kim Il-sung
- communist leader of North Korea
- his attack on South Korea in 1950 started the Korean War
- remained in power until 1994
- used Juche philosophy
- wielded absolute power
North Korean nursery song
"The pathetic Americans kneel on the ground.
They beg for mercy."
facade
- a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation
tallest flagpole in the world
- located in North Korea on the border in a propaganda town
1910
- year Japan took control of Japan (lost control of Korea in World War II)
- source shame
Korean War (1950-1953)
- the conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
- never technically ended (still in a ceasefire)
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
- an area with no military forces
- a buffer zone into which opposing armies may not enter
- located at the 38th parallel to separate North and South Korea
- 2.5 miles wide
- 148 miles long
- helps North Korea keep its citizens inside the country
United States
- opposed communist expansion
- supported South Korea during the Korean War
defection
- desertion
famine
- a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
- killed up to 3 million people in the 1990s in North Korea
malnourished
- having bad health or having poor nutrition
- faulty or insufficient diet
North Korean home
- only allowed to visit in the presence of 6 government minders
- no family photos
- only images of the the Kims
Dear Leader
- Kim Jong-il
- lives a life of luxury while citizens of North Korea suffer in poverty and poor health conditions
- but they all ADORE* him
Juche
- self-reliance
- worship of the North Korean state as represented by Kim Il-sung
- also known as Kimilsungism
- used to unify the people against all things foreign
concentration camp
- large prison camp used to hold people (usually under harsh conditions) for political reasons
- entire extended family could be put in prison camp for life (keeps people loyal to the regime)
- allows North Korea to function
prison guards
- beat and shot prisoners minor offenses (hunting for mice to eat)
Camp 22
- family prison camp located in North Korea
- people in this concentration camp did not actually commit the crime, but members of their family did
- offense could be simply criticizing the size of a months rations
regime
- a government, especially an authoritarian one
defectors
- most escape through China
- dangerous to cross through the demilitarized zone
- family who doesn't leave faces harsh consequences
cataracts
- clouding of the lens (can clause blindness)
successful cataract surgery in N. Korea
- "It's all because of the Great General."
- "Thank you Great General!"
- "We praise you!"
- bowing to images of the Dear Leader
- "Great Leader, I will work harder in the salt mines."
indoctrination
- teaching someone to accept an idea or principle without question
- North Korea has generations of indoctrination
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