🚀 The Strange Land of North Korea (DPRK) 👮

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This is a film about a traveller in the strange land called North Korea or officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Tours to the DPRK are tightly scheduled and normally include a visit to the demilitarised zone, museums and statues to Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il, Pyongyang’s amusements parks, chandelier-laden metro system and showcase entertainment facilities such as the Circus and the SchoolChildren's Palace. In addition to these, I took a flightseeing flight on a Mi-17 helicopter over the DPRK's capital city of Pyongyang. As well, as my tour was an extended one, it also went the northeast of the DPRK to the tri-country area around the Rason Special Economic Zone where the DPRK, China and Russia conjoin.
The cult of the Kims is perhaps the most extraordinary feature of the DPRK. Images or statues of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il are found everywhere. These graven images are effectively worshipped. This film shows scenes of the veneration of the Kims (Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il) that were witnessed.
The government guides control both what you can see and also what you can take photographs of. If you take a photograph of the military, construction or something that they feel does not portray the DPRK in a positive light then they force you to delete the photograph. On exiting the country, the border guards also reviewed photographs to see if they conformed to the aforementioned standards. Despite these restrictions, this film contains images that accurately portray the state of the country as I saw it.
-- Table of Contents --
00:08 Overview of trip to North Korea (DPRK)
00:52 Beijing International Airport
01:40 Air Koryo to Pyongyang
02:31 US Navy visits the DPRK too
02:49 Pyongyang International Airport
03:13 Traffic policewoman directing traffic
04:09 Map of Pyongyang
04:19 pollution in Pyongyang
05:50 Chollima (mythical flying horse)
06:07 Arch of Triumph
07:04 Traffic policewoman in traffic
08:01 trolley bus ride
09:14 Pyongyang Metro System
11:56 Yanggakdo Hotel
13:19 6AM city wakeup call for Pyongyang
14:12 stockpiling gravel for construction
15:17 women encouraging hard work
16:07 Monument to Party Founding
16:39 Victorious War Museum (Korean War)
21:22 May Day in Moran Hill Park
21:53 Kaeson Youth Park
22:25 Mangyongdae Funfair
24:04 propaganda in Pyongyang
24:35 Mangyongdae Children's Palace
27:09 helicopter fightseeing over Pyongyang
30:07 Pyongyang Circus Theatre
32:43 Juche Tower
33:30 Kim Il Sung Square
34:20 Grand People's Study House
35:10 traffic policewoman
35:58 Jang Chon Model Cooperative Farm
37:29 luxury department store
37:58 peasants ploughing with oxen
39:22 Veneration of the giant Kim statues
43:18 Pyongyang at night
45:10 Mirae (Future) Scientists Street
45:48 Science and Technology Centre
47:14 View out over Pyongyang
48:05 Reunification Highway to Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
49:59 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
52:39 Kaesong
59:00 Tomb of King Kongmin
1:01:10 Sokdamgugok (Sokdam Ravine)
1:01:40 Haeju
1:03:30 Suyangsan Falls
1:04:04 Sariwon
1:06:50 Mt. Jongbang
1:08:33 village visit
1:09:37 model pig farm
1:11:00 Mt. Kuwol
1:09:42 Sinchon Massacre Museum
1:11:39 Nampo
1:12:40 West Sea Barrage
1:15:32 Arch of Reunification
1:15:48 north to Myohyangsan (International Friendship Exhibition)
1:17:40 Myohyangsan
1:18:06 International Friendship Exhibition
1:19:42 Pohyon-sa Korean Buddhist temple
1:21:01 Flying to Rason Special Economic Zone
1:21:22 Ilyushin IL-18 (1968) to Orang
1:22:15 Yombun Revolutionary Site
1:23:12 mushroom farm
1:24:32 Chongjin Russian War Cemetary
1:24:41 Chongjin - veneration of giant Kim statues
1:26:09 Chongjin - school visits
1:27:43 Rason area
1:29:29 Pipha Island
1:29:50 shellfish diver
1:30:23 Rajin garment factory
1:30:56 Port of Rajin
1:31:48 Tri-country region (DPRK-China-Russia)
1:32:27 train to Russia via the Friendship Bridge
1:33:36 Conclusions
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Note: Travelogues and more videos available on my RU-vid channel ( / tletter .

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Комментарии : 7 тыс.

@troyo.8294 7 лет назад

I'm a dedicated subscriber. And this is by far your most informative and interesting video to date. Your extensive knowledge is very impressive. Very surprised you had so much access to the country outside Pyongyang. Keep up the good work. Well done! I will be sharing this on my social platforms. With all the U.S. interest regarding the escalation of the nuclear program, more people need to see this to really understand the oppression these people endure everyday.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Troy EZ First off thanks for subscribing. I did my best to capture what I observed during my journey through the DPRK and then to put a film together that reflects my observations of that country. So it's good to hear that you found it interesting.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+CroDan It's generally agreed that the DPRK finances its weapons programs by means of trade with China; money earned by North Korean labourers sent abroad; and various types of illicit activities. Please check the current prices with one of the tour companies offering such trips.

@anacatarinan6245 7 лет назад

tletter thank you in my book this is way better than the BBC documentary made.years ago. Grateful foryour work and uploading this. Blessings.

@SuiGenerisAbbie 7 лет назад

I linked everyone on my Twitter page to this film, in fact.

@fastEAGM 7 лет назад

do you think that country has no income because NK believe in some considerably odds by western view , they are doing their best by limited resources , you didn't visit germany

@mooham8762 4 года назад

I'm officially addicted to North Korea documentaries

@indiechana9771 4 года назад

Same here! God know how I came across them but I'm glad I did!

@Mserikajay 4 года назад

Ok not just me

@syritasdoneitgoodytwoshoes2471 4 года назад

lol i am too! i'd love to go visit

@georgimavrodinov4500 4 года назад

Me too, almost learned Korean. Like a Bulgarian man, I know very well what a communistic totalitarian regime is:(

@samuelking9959 4 года назад

I think this in nearly the 10th one I have watched since being in Quarantine haha

@frankgordon8829 Год назад

I've never seen a more comprehensive video on the DPRK. These poor people are like animals who were born in a zoo. They have no idea they're held captive or what's just outside their cage.

@jovanlopez5284 2 месяца назад

North koreans and Palestinians deserve freedom 😢

@JRFrancisco20088 Год назад

Hats off for not bowing to the Kim statues like every single tourist does. The best and most honest documentary about this backwards country. May these people one day be free.

@sovereignbryce4623 5 лет назад

honestly the best DPRK documentaries available. the details, the explanations, the quality and quantity is all here. thank you for this!

@Amped4Life 2 года назад

This is 100% the best doc available on DPRK and most accurately shows what appears to be a really awesome itinerary that way exceeds the simple, boring 3-day and 4-night itineraries most tourists select that only visit the cliché Pyongyang sites and the DMZ. Boring. This is so much cooler.

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

A UNKNOWN THAT I HAVE HAD FOR DECADES,...BECAUSE YOU NEVER SEE PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS...OR WITH CRUTCHES...OR THE BLIND WITH A WHITE CANE OR PEOPLE WITH ANY WHITE CANE ON THE STREETS OR IN LARGE POPULAR PARTIES IN NORTH KOREA. ANOTHER MOTOR OR MENTAL DISABILITY??' IS THERE...SOMEONE WHO ANSWERS ME??

@RaulRaulitoR 7 лет назад

This video is way much better than National Geographic documentaries. Great job!

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Raul R Thanks for the compliment but realistically, I'm only one man producing films, unlike the extensive team used by National Geographic.

@nullvektor9922 7 лет назад

No unnecessary bloat via pompous music and/or special effects. I really like raw documentaries and you did a fanstastic job. :)

@Blake4014 7 лет назад

Don't underestimate the great work you did here, I found this documentary one of the best I've seen. Gives a good scope of the country outside of what typically shown of DPRK. Well done and thanks.

@krollpeter 7 лет назад

The NatGeo is technically superior but I am sure he meant the information value of your video being so much better. I think absolutely the same. Many people think of NK as a dark grey gulag, with undernourished people like from a concentration camp looking out from barrack windows with bars. We see there are people just like you and me, and they are not as closed as some western propaganda wants to make us believe. Some of the women are stunningly beautiful. If you allow me some criticism, the music is often to loud and too much.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Peter Kroll >the music is often to loud and too much. I appreciate you taking the time to mention this and I’ll endeavour to make a change in future films. Unfortunately if I fire the sound editor, I’ll also be firing the cameraman, the director, the story editor, the researcher, the narrator and the film editor :)

@jeffwalters8180 Год назад

I love you didn't bow! Huge balls my friend, much respect.

@oofoof12814 Год назад

This is by far the most extensive video I have seen about a visit to North Korea. Well done. I’m surprised that they allowed you to not bow to the Kim statues. I have massive respect for you for standing up for your beliefs in one of the most repressive countries in the world.

@michaelchimenti7570 Год назад

I mean it's a bit silly considering you are directly funding the regime. What a crazy country. I don't know how they will ever come out of this to be honest. I think it will only come from an internal revolt.

@harrymarsh3912 11 месяцев назад

He's extremely lucky he didn't get arrested, over there you're not aloud to film any military activity, which it's almost impossible to do filming without capturing some soldiers on film

@Krcutb 11 месяцев назад

@@harrymarsh3912bro the guys balls are massive to pull this shit off look at that guy who took a poster

@annmarie1569 9 месяцев назад

I wouldn't have bowed either. Those are considered false idols.

@jovanlopez5284 9 месяцев назад

@Krcutb yeah. Otto took it to a whole new level

@TwoPawz-13 11 месяцев назад

Although a poor country it is very beautiful there and seems very clean . Now if they had food to eat and a better leader , I would have to say this would be a great place

@alfonsoportugal6754 4 года назад

By far, one of the most interesting videos I have ever watch about N. Korea! Thank you for sharing.

@tletter 4 года назад

+Alfonso Portugal Good to hear - thanks for commenting.

@andrewjosephdotson1359 Год назад

I loved the pollution arrow. Thanks for the laugh. Lol.

@kieranjd98 11 месяцев назад

I watch this among other videos on NK at least once a year. I find NK interesting, in a morbid curiosity way I suppose. Ty for the great video

@SultanS5 2 года назад

I became addicted to this video, I often use my phone while this video playing in the background. Your voice is soothing and choice of music is excellent, content is very informative. Thank you for making this video from the bottom of my heart.

@tletter 2 года назад

+Smalsheh Wow, thank you!

@SultanS5 2 года назад

@@tletter wish you all the best brotha, keep up the great work!

@chriswhite6546 6 лет назад

Some of the best footage of North Korea that I have seen. Well done! Amazing stuff!

@Chad_Dabal 4 года назад

That creepy morning melody gets me everytime!

@owenshebbeare2999 3 года назад

Meh, I have livec in several Islamic countries, and morning prayers are creepy, as are the broadcasted propaganda of communist countries, though I have not yet been to North Korea, might never get there, but it is on my list.

@vawgasgbcdesazxc8362 3 года назад

@@owenshebbeare2999 how is morning prayers creepy

@vawgasgbcdesazxc8362 3 года назад

@@owenshebbeare2999 i mean the ones that are on 4 and 5 am kinda creepy if you're staying awake that long but the rest is okay

@ArchYeomans 3 года назад

Very inspiring music. Would rather listen to that than some of the horrible rap music we hear in America. Bleh!

@Chad_Dabal 3 года назад

@@ArchYeomans rap is not music

@SonOfTheOne111 3 года назад

That morning wake-up music is like the soundtrack to HELL!

@mickmcloughlin1646 3 года назад

You said it brother. I mean EVERY FUCKING MORNING OF YOUR LIFE??!! FUUUCK THAT SHIT!!

@drum4416 3 года назад

@@mickmcloughlin1646 You'll eventually get used to it lol

@jamesmitchell8423 3 года назад

It's a bit like the call to prayer,

@starcorpvncj 3 года назад

Like the Mekong Delta towns in Vietnam

@matthewnahanee4676 3 года назад

Say a prayer for our brothers and sisters in NK even if you aren't religious

@greglehman5713 8 месяцев назад

I love the nonchalance with which you are able to film, and later point out, military structures, isolate them in editing, and show where and what they are. If I didn’t know any better, this is a half-tourist / half-espionage video.

@nancyjones6780 Год назад

Being a traffic girl in North Korea looks mind-numbingly boring. A traffic cop with no traffic is a perfect metaphor for this creepy place!

@iworkout6912 7 лет назад

Probably the best tour by film of Pyongyang and DPRK I have seen. I seen many of the ones made by tourists and of course they are all about the same. But you have labeled and identified so much more than I have ever seen before...Wonderful!

@tletter 7 лет назад

+iworkout Thanks, I do try to make my films worthwhile viewing.

@jw5031 6 лет назад

iworkout I was thinking the same thing, until he said “a hundred and story”. Not really sure what that meant.

@alphavader951 5 лет назад

Vice news did a great one on north korea but what they saw was all staged by their government

@ohhi5237 4 года назад

@@alphavader951 thats what faux news and bbc told you huh?

@ohhi5237 4 года назад

@@alphavader951 after you being there, having spoken with the people, you should be an expert on north korea, why dont ytou show us your film

@rocket22mike 2 года назад

This is one of the best films I've seen that give you a insight to North Korea. Often, you see films that offer just small glimpses of this country. But here the film makers presents everything straight up matter and to the point!

@zapfan7029 2 года назад

I'm amazed at the access you managed to get. Filming from a helicopter tour of Pyongyang, didn't think that was possible. And a quite extensive bus tour, most just go to the border and back to Pyongyang again. Quite possibly the best and most detailed travel video from North Korea I have seen. Thank you!

@tletter 2 года назад

+zap fan Unlike most visitors, I took an extended tour of the DPRK to get a better feel for the country. Thanks for commenting.

@ext93 2 года назад

@@tletter did you have any fears while visiting? What was your favorite part? What was the worst part? Did you have to acquire permission before filming specific things? Did anyone speak English, or did you learn their language?

@ext93 2 года назад

@Ben Lewis sad situation. I recently watched Joe Rogan with NK refugee Yeonmi Park. She tells of horrible conditions for the people of the country

@NorthKoreaball 2 года назад

@@ext93 hi best korea here. HAHAHAHAHAH YOU WATCH YEOMI PARK LUL. YOu know right shes a fucking joke? shes very famous for lying about litteraly everything about the dpk like all defectors dprk experts and specialists and other defectors say shes a liar. her words always sound scripted and staged. and this is all barley the tip of the iceberg. and even if all of what she said was true. LOYALTY TO THE STATE NO MATTER WHAT.

@John-vu5qm Год назад

@@ext93 She completely changes her story all the time bruv wouldn't trust these so called defectors of NK as South Koreas government literally offers 800k for NK defectors to round up a story since they are technically still at war.

@dannycrockett9878 4 года назад

Really eye-opening and well done. I find and devour stuff on the DPRK, and this was somehow refreshingly new. May I add something? A friend at my church is married to a NK defector. She got out with her older brother at the age of 17. The backstory is that it was just the 3 of them, mother having died when she was 5 years old. Her father was highly talented artist and was rewarded for that. They lived quite well by NK standards. When the father was diagnosed with malignant and spreading lung cancer, he arranged for the two kids to get out through China. They had about 25,000 U.S worth of gold on them when they left. The father, she said, had obviously been setting this up, because it went off hitchless. She said that she and her brother knew nothing until the day before they left. Her father was an amazing man who, even though riddled with terminal cancer, was surely tortured terribly before he was granted death. She said he shamelessly explained to her the uncomfortable way she would have to hide the gold pieces when going through China. And she told me that her father said that life in the West would be worth any suffering … That if things didn't go right and she was faced with rape that the brother was not to lose his life defending her honor. She said he told them to just get to America at any cost. Her brother married a girl in Soul and lives there now where he is a college professor. She is a curator and expert restorer at the Chicago Art History Museum. But I digress. I started the story because of the narrator's comment on the elevator rules in Pyongyang. Sue, my Korean friend's name, said that they lived in Pyongyang high-rise, but said that if you were in 10 floor building then you had no lift. And that many old and sick are either carried up and down or they don't go out.

@tletter 4 года назад

+Dave Crockett An interesting story - thanks. The lack of elevators would restrict the lives of many.

@horsewithnoname8795 2 года назад

You dumb ass! Don't you know N.Korea tracks down defectors to punish them? Now you gave them something to go on, "good job" nincompoop!

@lesterine77 2 года назад

@@horsewithnoname8795 north korea isn't going to track anyone down in South Korea or in Chicago. They're only going to do that if they go back to North Korea, which no one will do. There's plenty of defectors who are highly visible and openly critical. Those would be the ones they try to track down. But they're not going to.

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@kittyowlblu 4 года назад

Ive watched quite a lot of peoples videos of their visits to North Korea and yours has a lot of content. I am suprised actually how much content you managed to capture that I was under the belief you would never be allowed to take out of the country, for example of the population that live outside of Pyongyang. I actually learnt a lot from your video that I didnt know before.

@tletter 4 года назад

+Kittyowlblu Good to hear.

@tonycanova1586 6 лет назад

This is the BEST documentary on dprk that I've ever watched. Thank You.

@dinhnhobao 2 года назад

This is the most detailed documentary into North Korea I have ever seen... You even went to places that are not visited by most other tourists. Great stuff!

@thanhducnguyen9061 2 года назад

Long live Kim Jong Un, our glorious leader !!!!

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@samthompson1080 6 лет назад

WOW.. This is the best video I have seen on You tube about North Korea.. The details were amazing also.. GREAT JOB TLETTER

@tletter 6 лет назад

+Sam Thompson Good to hear that you enjoyed and thanks for commenting.

@mattwilliams4749 Год назад

Spectacular video! This took a ton of work, and it is greatly appreciated.

@tletter Год назад

+Matt Williams Indeed it did. Thanks for commenting.

@bjornkeizers 4 года назад

43:00 .... geez, and I thought Disneyland was clean. Those guys have got nothing on sweeping North Koreans.

@carolbell8008 3 года назад

Yeah, they have no trash.

@ricardoperez8879 Год назад

5:09 *Everyone using the bridge to cross the street. My boy with the bicycle thinking outside the box*

@TheOz91 4 года назад

This is still one of my favorite North Korean videos even though it's nearly two and a half years old. It feels very personal yet informative as a documentary. There is plenty of commentary, yet it is directly related to your experience. I love the emphasis on the boots-on-the-ground, through-my-own-eyes sort of presentation. The mix of video and stills are quite good, and you are definitely not trying too hard to make it into a certain "look." And the choice of music immersed the viewer into the narrative. The narration/voice over also isn't too formal, which makes it feel like a travel journal rather than a documentary.

@lesterine77 Год назад

I love it too, but it's not like anything has changed in these years (or the last 50 for that matter). I would never even cough in the direction of North Korea. That place scares me more than anywhere else

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@kaustshroff381 5 лет назад

Absolutely fantastic filming. You give Vice a run for their money.

@saeedelmi5946 4 года назад

FOR SPYING OR FOR BEEN A UNGRATEFUL GUEST. when you visit another men's world respect or don't even go there in the first place. Do you even see the streets of Los Angels and New York . May be you should look in that and see how many people dies for drug and hunger

@hw8542 5 лет назад

This is the best documentary on DPRK!Very impressive how you maintained your respect for the country inspite of its obvious flaws.

@tletter 5 лет назад

+H W Good to hear - thanks for commenting.

@bluecollarguy67 10 месяцев назад

I was fascinated to watch North Korea documentaries back in the 1990s and 2000s, when even limited access and secretive recordings were a big thing, but now any videos that come online are nothing more than than virtually the same places and sites, just revisited in more current times. I do applaud the work put into this video by the originator. It’s really hard not to shake one’s head and laugh here and there when seeing various images and hearing the North Korean version of life and history as everyone on the outside knows what’s truth and what’s North Korean fiction. The Kim dynasty continues its ways in building up their military to keep South Korea and Japan on edge, while hiding the fact that even with covert help and materials from outside countries, they still have a third world military. This goes on while citizens continue to starve and die, malnourishment is rampant, imprisonment is frequent all while the jolly and fat dictator, gets fatter and lives the best capitalist life, everyday.

@azbutiki 7 лет назад

Thank you for a very wonderful presentation of DPR Korea!

@AlertF16 7 лет назад

''DPRK army goes to space'' 23:05 hadn't had a good laugh like that in a long time hahaha

@tletter 7 лет назад

+AlertF16 Yes, I thought that it was an amusing scene when I saw it.

@Minnie_Bear 6 лет назад

I laughed so hard when I saw that!

@physics77guy 4 года назад

they did get a military satellite rocket put in space... so maybe its referring to that

@Pavel1234 7 лет назад

I've watched dozens of North Korea documentaries/travelogues on youtube. This is one of the best I've seen. The time lapse of the venerations and obeisances to the Kim statues was fascinating. Great editing and narration. It captures several points of beauty in this desolate totalitarian state. Thank you for not bowing to the Kim statues. Quite a journey. Subscribed.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Paul Lewis I found the veneration of these Kim statues deeply disturbing. Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing.

@Blake4014 7 лет назад

Did you not get noticed or in trouble for not bowing to the statues? As if I visited the country, I'd probably bow out of fear of punishment.

@kaister901 7 лет назад

How dare you encourage not bowing to the great Kim Dong ill. Blasphemy!

@cyc20976 7 лет назад

Little bit of a hypocrite there. Travelling to North Korea, having no problem in funding their tourist industry, but not following their customs by bowing to their leaders statues who basically provided and approved your tour. If you are so righteous then dont go travelling to North Korea at all !

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Alquimista Boi South Korea had extensive businesses operating in the DPRK, e.g. the Kaesong industrial complex which provided the DPRK with about $100 million in hard currency a year. Compared with that, tourism is small change. Hence your comments are better directed against the countries that have extensive business dealings with the DPRK including China. Furthermore according to a report by Congressional Research Service, the United States provided the North over $1.3 billion in assistance, mostly food aid and energy assistance, between 1995 and 2008. The U.S. also sent the assistance to the DPRK in January 2016. So perhaps you should be contacting Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama and raging against them rather than the handful of tourists who visit the DPRK. If as you believe, tourism was such an important source of funds for the DPRK then governments including the U.S. and U.K. ones would have banned travel there years ago and the UN sanctions would have imposed a travel ban. However, they did not, so perhaps you should write your government about imposing a complete travel ban and to stop sending aid to the DPRK regime.

@PJL7095 Год назад

Having watched dozens upon dozens of videos made by a tourist who visited North Korea, this one is by far the most in-depth showing places gone to I have never seen from other visitors. Very entertaining and enjoyable!

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@mjkatz 5 лет назад

IMO this is the best NK video on RU-vid. I have watched over 50 vlogs of people's travels through the hermit kingdom and yours is by far the most detailed and factual. You must have put much time into creating this fabulous content. I thank you!

@DanyalLodhi 7 лет назад

This is the only N.Korean documentary that has given me the real insight into the daily life and real feel of N.Korea. Especially the feel that it's a 50s time warp. Peculiar and astonishing place in our social history.

@sizzleMoose 3 года назад

I'm genuinely surprised you were able to get this much footage out of the country. Most network NK documentaries don't have a fraction of what you captured. Excellent work, and thank you for sharing your trip.

@tletter 3 года назад

+moosey Good to hear that you appreciate the effort involved.

@golotdub 3 года назад

@moosey completely agree! And I've seen a lot about NK (perhaps u too:)

@anonymous-sus406 3 года назад

At least they knew one amusement park wasnt enough. I agree with that 100%.

@JeBubbieSpubbies 2 года назад

A lot of that has to do with the fact that all major and minor networks are state subsidized to some capacity, and have an agenda to present in exchange for that funding. Seriously, everyone from HBO to Fox and CBS receive government subsidies, and there are very specific rules and stipulations in place that one must follow if they want more government money. There is a propagandic goal in mind when Western media create a "documentary" on a state enemy like the DPRK, Cuba, Venezuela or Angola. They want to present an image of North Korea as far more dystopic and brutal than it actually is. North Korea is not a communist paradise, but considering what they went through as a country from 1951 onwards to today (especially in the 90s with the March of Suffering) they're doing significantly better than the West depicts them to be. They'd be doing a lot better though if we peeled back the trading sanctions, but of course we can't have a successful socialist North Korea existing right above a competing (and currently failing) capitalist South Korea.

@Renegade666 2 года назад

@@JeBubbieSpubbies looks like we've found the resident North Korean youtube commenter...

@topper2142 2 года назад

Your audio commentary and on screen text is hilarious! Great video,seriously one of the best in respect to visiting North Korea.

@tletter 2 года назад

+topper2142 Good to hear.

@tenvelli 5 лет назад

Pyongyang, 1961 (colorized)

@simflyr1957 4 года назад

Well... that was about depressing! Thank heavens I wasn't born into that life. Thank you for a great documentary.

@CrankCase08 3 года назад

If you were born into that life, you would likely be content in the knowledge that there is nothing much better.

@Hjw511 2 года назад

@@CrankCase08 Well yes, but that is an illusion nonetheless

@CrankCase08 2 года назад

@@Hjw511 That depends on what you - or anyone else - would consider to be better. People tend to be most comfortable within their own culture.

@Hjw511 2 года назад

@@CrankCase08 Well sure, but I'm sure most North Koreans would prefer having a more prosperous economy than what they have now.

@CrankCase08 2 года назад

@@Hjw511 That goes just as much for the inhabitants of all countries.

@theaverageguytraveller7253 3 года назад

I travelled to North Korea for 4 days a couple years ago and now I live in Seoul. Can’t believe both countries are “korea”.

@georgecostanza2695 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing such a detailed account of your trip. It was fascinating and allowed me to visit DPRK vicariously through you, which I very much enjoyed!

@tletter 2 года назад

+George Costanza Thanks George, I enjoyed your performance in Seinfeld 🙂

@LuisGarcia-ni5vb 7 лет назад

It's one of the best North Korea Documentaries that I have ever seen, I liked it.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Lucho Garcia I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

@gtgene 7 лет назад

Same here. I'm impressed. I did not know the DPRK preserved the old temples. The nature scenes and local enjoying themselves took the edge off the barrage of statues and posters. I don't know how they took to you not bowing to their statues, but I'm glad you got back safely.

@SuiGenerisAbbie 7 лет назад

Yes, absolutely.

@martinwebb5588 6 лет назад

+ JOEY RIVERA ... You call someone a brainwashed idiot, you need to learn that if you are calling someone an idiot then you need to do it properly. Not "Lucho Garcia your a brainwashed idiot" but "Lucho Garcia you're a brainwashed idiot". Otherwise you end up looking like the idiot.

@SuiGenerisAbbie 6 лет назад

Not to mention LEARN HOW TO SPELL the word, "You're", hahaha!

@stevecombs7749 3 года назад

Best documentary on North Korea DPRK I’ve seen to date. Very good job! The closest I’ve come to understanding the Hermit Kingdom before this was a blog entry titled 1stop North Korea. Going there must feel like going back in a time machine. I’ll watch this again!

@Sh9168 4 года назад

This is truly one of the best documentaries on North Korea on RU-vid. Keep up the good work.

@peterjohn1 Год назад

This is the best video on the DPRK that I've seen. Well photographed, well narriated. Thank you .

@tletter Год назад

+Peter Hawthorne Glad you enjoyed it!

@PK-cz3vm 4 года назад

It's like something that should be a fictional horror movie, but isn't.

@AdamAdam-zd9mi 3 года назад

that move already done called Hiroshima and Nagasaki

@diegog4517 3 года назад

Long live DPRK! 🇰🇵🚩🌾⚒️

@jeffduce55 6 лет назад

That's one of the top 5 documentary about the DPRK on youtube

@gokaren420 5 лет назад

What's the other 4?

@rhythmray7429 4 года назад

A car driving through the road of North Korea Traffic woman: Years of academic training finally being applied

@ohhi5237 4 года назад

main import to north korea: High end European vehicles.

@markacklin3571 4 года назад

@@ohhi5237 says shim that's never left where it was born

@ohhi5237 4 года назад

@@markacklin3571 maybe, i dont know shim since he doesnt get around

@markacklin3571 4 года назад

@@ohhi5237 it would be more funny than pathetic if we both pretend that you don't know exactly what's being said.

@ohhi5237 4 года назад

@@markacklin3571 lets not spoil all the secrets at once

@JunipersQuest Год назад

This is really incredible. Great job on the documentation on this hermit kingdom. I said to myself how are there still videos of NK I haven’t seen yet. Your documentary was very well detailed with other places in Pyongyang I haven’t seen in other videos.

@wrhysg61 7 лет назад

Outstanding! Amazing amount of video access. Excellent and accurate commentary as well. One of the best Ive ever seen

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Bill Gaydon I'm glad that you enjoyed my film.

@dianenelson112 4 года назад

Great work, thanks for the video. somehow It felt like watching Jim Carrey movie The Truman Show, with almost everything choreographed, police directing unexisting traffic, people crossing walking and riding bikes going nowhere, the repetition of sweeping. really really frightening.

@AdamAdam-zd9mi 3 года назад

propaganda

@Freddy-wv3wd 2 года назад

@@AdamAdam-zd9mi go live to North Korea if it such a wonderful place.

@MS-mb7fm 6 лет назад

The best documentary on DPRK till date. You beat them all hollow! Keep it up Sir. Love from India 🇮🇳.

@yamahonkawazuki 5 лет назад

agreed.

@PROUDCANADIANGIRL Год назад

I’m Addicted to hearing about everyone’s experiences… The DPRK only shows you the tourists the same things so I’m always interested in how the visitor explains their visit. This one was pretty great

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@ailenr.7407 5 лет назад

13:19 imagine hearing the same sound all over again, everyday at 6AM .. and you can't complaint.. just horrible 😪

@indiechana9771 4 года назад

Groundhog day!

@mixmixture7049 4 года назад

Request for other song dude......

@Sprinkles-r5y 4 года назад

At least ican change my alarms sound

@lexisnexis4316 4 года назад

Kokwah Tan ok but we are talking about this isolated country we all feel bad for, what does being muslim have to do with anything here

@kimdzongil5636 4 года назад

Its not horrible when you know the meaning of this song. "Where are you dear General"

@dmb8690 4 года назад

It's like a giant movie set and these people think they are fooling everyone and I'm fascinated by it

@8584zender 4 года назад

Mr. Brightside: Well, at least the traffic isn't too bad, right?

@tommysoprano1441 4 года назад

I do not know why but I want to go there and visit

@sabagisara 4 года назад

Truman show

@mixmixture7049 4 года назад

@@8584zender very :)

@damirzanne 4 года назад

just like US , big show for the rest of the world , with 22 trillion dollars in debt, over 30 million with no health insurance, over 60% not having 400 bucks for emergencies etc .. pretty shitty show if you ask me

@KCFlyer2 7 лет назад

12:20 looks like someone is mooning from the hotel

@phaedrabacker2004 6 лет назад

KCFlyer2 Kim Jung Un with his fat ass

@thehippo_ 5 лет назад

Kim banging some police officer 👮‍♀️

@jones0256 4 года назад

Good eye !! Lmfao

@thefozz976 7 месяцев назад

I want to congratulate you on providing the most comprehensive look into North Korea that I have EVER seen. I am a Canadian who lived in Seoul as an English Teacher for three years. I went to the DMZ and travelled throughout South Korea. I have always been intrigued by North Korea and now thanks to you I feel like I have been there. Well done!

@johnpalmer7263 6 лет назад

Wow, fantastic editing combined with informative narration. Great video and probably the best North Korean video currently on RU-vid.

@tletter 6 лет назад

+John Palmer Thanks - Glad to hear that you enjoyed my film.

@mordecairigby3973 4 года назад

It's all fun and games till you realize what's outside the city.

@edp4638 4 года назад

You don't have to travel outside any major U.S. city to realize anything just take a tour away from the downtown area and hope you make out alive.

@aturchomicz821 4 года назад

@Adam Arguin /s ?

@packingten 4 года назад

@@edp4638 Take your propaganda and STOW IT!. I live in a LARGE CITY we go DOWNTOWN ALL THE TIME TO EAT!,There is crime un every city but not bad as your trying to make it!. Better than this fake shit!.

@dejaporter7338 4 года назад

@@packingten will you STFU I'm from the states as well.. 🐑

@brettscott8288 4 года назад

@Adam Arguin love this comment!!

@whiskers78753 6 лет назад

23:05 aren't they a little old for that ride?

@hankbridges5055 5 лет назад

Yeah! He's a military guy and she's a grown woman!

@danicic87 5 лет назад

They probably never had a chanse to drive on anything similar...

@yodagaming1007 5 лет назад

DPRK's space program

@shibavekreal 5 лет назад

Bofuh Dees-Nüts NASA can’t compete

@Pozizzle 5 лет назад

It’s top tier entertainment for the North Koreans

@MarkFromEastleigh 2 года назад

Well this has to be the best and most informative video about North Korea I have watched. Good how you captured all manner of things in this video - from architecture to flowers. Thanks for posting this fantastic video.

@tletter 2 года назад

+MarkFromEastleigh Glad that you enjoyed it - thanks for commenting.

@evoxdream9101 5 лет назад

such a thorough video. much better captions and illustrations compared to other videos ive seen. great editing. watched every second of it. thanks for the insight!

@tletter 5 лет назад

+EVOxdream Good to hear - thanks for commenting.

@k.s.6925 4 года назад

I have watched more RU-vid videos about the DPRK than I can count! You did a fabulous job on this! I can tell you took your time on this video and it shows! Great job!!

@tletter 4 года назад

+Summer Khristian Good to hear - thanks for commenting.

@dadestarmysteries255 4 года назад

Imagine waking up to that incredibly depressing song every day. North Korea takes depression to a whole new level.

@dadestarmysteries255 4 года назад

@fane babanu Where was this? What was going on? If you don't mind explaining. I'm just curious.

@jasonjackson33 4 года назад

DadeStar Mysteries Yeah the U.S. is so much better with racism, homeless people and the small wealthy leading the majority people living pay check to pay check.

@manatee2500 4 года назад

Haitian Guy Are you talking about the Haitian elite?

@antoniocastro4371 4 года назад

@@jasonjackson33 are you underestimate my inteligence? United states are a joke to me, comparing with PORTUGAL, because PORTUGAL dont have that shameful problems with homeless ppl, crime, drugs, and the health sistem!!! You dont see this ridiculous problems in PORTUGAL, so, PORTUGAL is far away better than united states of america, 1 million times!!!

@angshusarma1908 4 года назад

@E W ...ha ha ha...you kidding right

@nonya8966 2 года назад

What a wonderfully put together video of your experience in the DPK. Excellent views and very informative kept me interested throughout it's entirety. Two thumbs up! 👍👍

@tletter 2 года назад

+Non Ya Glad you enjoyed it!

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@jamaljumah1 5 лет назад

I feel like i'm still living in the 60s and 50s times

@juan-ksporty7348 4 года назад

True

@manojpandey7895 4 года назад

Feels like Russia 1950

@Thursdaym2 4 года назад

Big joke.

@lostdutchman3495 7 лет назад

Great vid of the DPRK. One of the best I've seen. Thanks for uploading.

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Lost Dutchman Good to hear as I tried to give an accurate impression of this country despite the challenges involved.

@SwisstedChef2018 Год назад

this the BEST docu about NK I have ever seen. Congrats

@nerinavshrestha3338 5 лет назад

Its clean and safe. Compared to many third world countries where citizens struggle to survive North Korea is praiseworthy.

@trent20817 5 лет назад

Many North Koreans struggle to feed themselves and their children. When compared to South Korea there really isn't anything praiseworthy about the DPRK at all.

@miloz1207 10 месяцев назад

What you are seeing is pyuongyang. Rest of the DPRK you won’t find online anywhere as they are not allowed to be filmed or visited. That part is the terrible part of the country where people are suffering regularly due to all kinds of stuff.

@longfordboy2538 5 лет назад

This is wonderful!! You have done such a fine job Great photography and really great commentary.

@tletter 5 лет назад

+Longfordboy Good to hear that you enjoyed my film.

@kittymcnekonuggets 5 лет назад

This was definitely better than most of the other documentaries I’ve seen on the same subject combined! The nature shots are beautiful too 💕

@tletter 5 лет назад

+cat_cupcakes The DPRK is beautiful in the springtime.

@haleya9510 Год назад

I echo many of the comments left here, and wanted to add that I'm so glad there's no headache dance music / intrusive sound fx in the background. Fabulous work, I'm relieved you got alive.

@nikmotionmix 3 года назад

@tletter: The very best travel documentary in DPRK I have seen so far. It’s much much better than some official documentaries by big TV channels spending big money on it. I liked very much all your arrows and online explanations! Furthermore your interesting time lapse captures are great as well! Excellent job! Big like!

@shananagans5 6 лет назад

Not sure I would be comfortable on a Soviet era helicopter with N. Korean maintenance. The optimistic side of me would be saying "It hasn't crashed yet." The pessimistic side of me would be saying "It's overdue"

@tletter 6 лет назад

+shananagans5 Well at least one would go out in style as the helicopter was kitted out for DPRK VIPs :)

@LoneWolf-km7rg 6 лет назад

Speaking of which you might have mentioned the helicopter ride was a mandatory part of the tour.

@tletter 6 лет назад

+Lone Wolf >the helicopter ride was a mandatory part of the tour That's flat out wrong so it's not clear why you would make such an erroneous claim.

@LoneWolf-km7rg 6 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BRZROVMr900.html He specifically says it is part of the tour at 46:00.

@tletter 6 лет назад

+Lone Wolf >He specifically says it is part of the tour Well it wasn't included as part of our tour and in fact if we didn't have 10 people sign up for it, then it wouldn't have happened. You should be aware that not all tours include exactly the same activities or go to exactly the same places.

@cjsmith8319 5 лет назад

I’m a curious traveler, I’m wondering to see what walking the streets of Pyongyang is like. However, since I’m American and prior military, this is as close as I’m willing to go.

@juliaarnold1078 4 года назад

CJ Smith what about the dmz?

@justjet175 4 года назад

You're not allowed to just walk the streets there. You have minder the entire time and every stop is planned and scripted to the minute. You're not allowed to go anywhere alone.

@cjsmith8319 4 года назад

Julia Arnold I’ve been. I had to go to the DMZ when I was stationed in Korea.

@rohlupuii8653 Год назад

It's amazing to see all the banned sites and the beautiful sites of North Korea in this video, this is the best video made on North Korea in my opinion

@Kadotus 6 лет назад

Thank you for providing this interesting look into life in North Korea, it was very fascinating and entertaining to watch this.

@21kaligirl 6 лет назад

Great video, the most informative video on North Korea I have seen by far! Thanks for sharing.

@tletter 6 лет назад

+21kaligirl Glad that you found my film of interest.

@TheWhiskyFamily 7 лет назад

What an excellent amateur video footage of DPRK. Best I've seen. Well done and thank you for the hard work putting it together!

@nessabreann1312 Год назад

I have watched a lot of documentaries about North Korea and the amount of footage you have outside of Pyongyang is incredible! Thank you for sharing your adventure!

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@Invictus888 4 года назад

The absolute best documentary about North Korea. Well done!

@tletter 4 года назад

+Invictus 888 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment.

@mikesmith6916 4 года назад

what you've done is amazing my friend i would recommend this video for any of my collage history classes

@sundersidhai7002 4 года назад

You would recommend this as a history? Probably. Americans have a weird idea of what history actually is given their staple diet of bullshit.

@nelsonricardo3729 4 года назад

What "collage" do you uh-tend?

@dejaporter7338 4 года назад

@@sundersidhai7002 👍🏾

@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883 3 года назад

@@sundersidhai7002 How do you even know he's American?

@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883 3 года назад

@@dejaporter7338 Thumbs up for what? We have no idea where Mike Smith is from.

@EmilyElizabethxox 3 года назад

I love how matter-of-fact this man is. His commentary is so free of affect that if the DPRK were to watch this, they would probably see nothing wrong with it.

@AdamAdam-zd9mi 3 года назад

There is nothing wrong other than how this propagandist presents the facts. DPRK has nothing to fear from America or the S Korean regime, yeah sure sure! Trump loves their leader.

@kristoffer3000 3 года назад

Too bad it's filled to the brim with propaganda and falsities.

@roninnotasheeplikeyou.2631 3 года назад

Yes I agree.

@lemonacidrounds7293 2 года назад

@@kristoffer3000 Not everything is false! USA's dirty business is well covered but it does exist - remember that!

@kristoffer3000 2 года назад

@@lemonacidrounds7293 ...What?

@DrDotarSojat Год назад

Stumbled upon this after years of watching North Korea videos out of sheer curiosity. This might be the best one I’ve seen.

@corentinguillo5577 4 года назад

Yes indeed, as everyone says, you've done a wonderful job! Thank you!

@Chelle1214 3 года назад

The repeating images of picnics, weddings, etc in North Korean documentaries leads me think they definitely stage these things for tourist photo ops. You definitely captured some much more real footage of the people by going outside the capital. The dated divers equipment was unreal, it's like time stopped (though I'm sure rust didn't)

@hoodadventuretv1890 3 года назад

I was thinking the same thing

@jimeagle1155 3 года назад

That is an interesting idea, I haven't thought of that, I was beginning to think the national pastime of North Korea was getting married

@CommunistBot Год назад

Maybe if sanctions were lifted, the diving equipment would be up to your standards..

@citizenvulpes4562 Год назад

@@CommunistBot Nah.

@CommunistBot Год назад

@@citizenvulpes4562 Yah.

@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney 4 года назад

fascinating......a fantastic vid! what a depressing and frightening place. thank you for this

@olhodeosiris 3 года назад

why bro, whats depressing or frightening about korea? That sounds even a bit racist

@DarkFawful 3 года назад

@@olhodeosiris There is no "Korea" it is now North and South Korea.

@olhodeosiris 3 года назад

@@DarkFawful you're wrong. In it's millenar history Korea was separated through force by US only in last decades, but koreans see themself as Koreans, not South or north koreans

@mervyndrage3507 3 года назад

No drugs, no prostitution

@mervyndrage3507 3 года назад

Have you seen the 1000s living on the streets in many US cities?. The filth and,decadence of, US imperialism

@moiraatkinson Год назад

This is a brilliant documentary about North Korea. So thorough and informative, it is well narrated with exceptional photos/videos throughout. You give a balanced view of life in this country and you certainly saw plenty of it. Prior to watching the video I thought North Korea was a communist state, but it’s not. It’s a dictatorship. My dad lived under a dictatorship in São Paulo many years ago and he said there was no crime - people were far too afraid of the military and the retribution they would experience for breaking laws. What a contrast between the fields and farming work, which was like stepping back 100 years and the modern, pristine architecture and life in the capital. I liked the fact that there was no litter dumped in the streets, everywhere was clean with big, wide pavements and people didn’t abuse alcohol, deface buildings or roam around in gangs getting into fights. I would have felt safe here. Everyone in the city was dressed smartly and it felt as if they were united with the same goal, the same purpose in life. I guess the impression they want to give is of one big family with shared ideals. If it wasn’t for the Kims, it could be a good place to live, but I could never venerate one (or two) people the way the North Koreans do. What is so fantastic about these two people that causes them to be treated like gods? The only thing they look as if they do well is eat, which is disgusting when you see how many citizens don’t even get the bare minimum of nutrition.

@TURKOPATRICIO 10 месяцев назад

@thebombsters 7 лет назад

Excellent. Thanks for being so matter-of-fact. A rare quality these days.

@shahzaib.q9499 6 лет назад

subtle sarcasm is the secret ingredient

@PROUDCANADIANGIRL 3 года назад

Your narration reminds so much of my father narrating our slide shows to Walt Disney in the 70s yet their is a major difference in the place of destination ofcourse. You are in the most isolated country in the world yet I am relaxed by your voice and education of your visit. Well done sir! New sub! All the best to you from 🇨🇦👏🏼

@tletter 3 года назад

+BRINGMEHOSSENFEFFER! 71 I've never been to Walt Disney but obviously you have wonderful memories of your visit there. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ronwilliams1094 Год назад

From all the North Korean documentaries I’ve watched I’ve come to learn almost EVERYTHING is choreographed - from the people on the streets, subways, busses full of people, and cars on the roads. It has to be exhausting. 😢

@tletter Год назад

+ronwilliams1094 Some is but lots clearly isn't, especially if one gets out of the towns and cities, e.g. nothing choreographed at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_TReGTYE_gc.html

@chuucho 7 лет назад

One of the best videos on North Korea! I'd like to visit this country!

@tletter 7 лет назад

+Jesús Izquierdo I hope you get to visit it.

@scottadkins9318 6 лет назад

Yeah, me to, as a weapons release officer aboard a B-52.

@SeriousGamingSteam 6 лет назад

Me to, to smoke weed with Kim and change his mind about all the shit he does.

@MacpG0 3 года назад

Visited N.Korea in 2016 and this is by far the best video I've seen to date, sadly didn't get the opportunity to visit the NE of the country and would have loved the opportunity to depart by the bridge to Russia. When we visited the military museum we wandered by mistake into some of the exhibition halls for Chinese tourists which included references to PLA helping the North Korean Army.. selective audience. Did you get a chance to go to the mausoleum for the Kims, surreal experience. Brilliant production and raise a glass of Taedongand beer.

@tletter 3 года назад

+G Mac We didn't go to see the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, as it was closed, as was the Grand Monument on Mansu Hill. Glad to hear that you enjoyed my film.

@carmenl163 4 года назад

Very, very interesting video and I loved that you were so clear with explaining both in text and by telling us, what the images showed us. Very well done! I found it just a bit hard sometimes to understand you with the music playing.

@hazzard8760 2 года назад

North Korea always reminds me of a UK Television series in the 1980's called "The prisoner" staring actor Patrick MacGoohan. The premise of the film was everything and everyone appeared normal on the surface except for one thing. No-one was ever allowed to leave. It was for all purposes an "internment Camp" If you tried you were captured, interrogated and brought back. No-one ever left.... North Korea looks for like a giant internment camp ..Its so sad that no-one is allowed to think for themselves and they will never be free.