North Korea's celebrity defectors - BBC World Service Documentaries

There are 30.000 North Korean defectors currently living in South Korea. Most have fled the brutal regime of Kim Jong-un in the hope of a better life and some of them have become celebrities.

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We follow two North Koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status, yet struggle to move on from their past.

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Producer/Director: Natalia Zuo
Co-producer: Jonathan Griffin
Picture Editor: Amanda Gunn

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