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Stories Set in North Korea
Occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea is a mountainous state of farms and factory towns. The 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War froze permanent division under family rule, so stories about it center on surveillance, escape and the border strip. Joint Security Area and Crash Landing on You approach that divide from opposite tones. Open North Korea on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open North Korea on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in North Korea
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Browse 15 books, 39 movies, 2 TV shows and 1 game set in North Korea.
The Interview
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un they are recruited by the CIA to turn…
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter but the lead investigator a Swiss-Korean woman receives…
Crash Landing on You
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
V.I.P.
A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea North Korea and Interpol start chasing down…
Team America: World Police
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to…
Die Another Day
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Doctor Stranger
As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious…
Swing Kids
Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named ‘Swing Kids’. Yet suddenly their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.
Commitment
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister. After his father's botched espionage mission North Korean Myung-hoon and his young sister Hye-in are sent to a…
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea
In this rare insider's view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom."The General will…
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