Escaping From a North Korean Concentration Camp

(Producer & camera operator)

Kim Hye-sook was born in North Korea, and at the age of 13, along with her family, was sent to Bukchang concentration camp (also known as Camp 18) as a punishment for her grandfather's attempt to escape North Korea. She spent 28 years as a prisoner at the camp and eventually managed to run away and defect to South Korea. Since her escape, she drew maps and pictures of her experience at Bukchang that were used by UN investigators to identify and prove the existence the camp from satellite images. We met up with Kim Hye-sook in Seoul to talk about her pictures and experiences from her 28 years at Bukchang labour camp.

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