Inside North Korea

Between the wave of true-crime and celebrity docs, Inside North Korea is the one worth your evening. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The access the production secured is remarkable, and it does justice to it. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Inside North Korea earns its spot. What makes Inside North Korea work is a willingness to sit with complexity instead of resolving it neatly. Join National Geographic's Lisa Ling as she captures a rare look inside North Korea - something few Americans have ever been able to do. Posing as an undercover medical coordinator and closely guarded throughout her trip, Lisa moves inside the most isolated nation in the world, encountering a society completely dominated by government and dictatorship. Glimpse life inside North Korea as you've never seen before with personal accounts and powerful footage. Lisa Ling gives the storytelling a level of trust that shows. It was released in 2006. What elevates Inside North Korea above most documentary work is a refusal to settle for the easy version of the story. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Inside North Korea is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Rigorous in a way documentary work does not always commit to. Not background viewing — it rewards your full attention.

Inside North Korea was released in 2006, directed by Jesse Gordon. The full 52-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.