2016 multi-national TV series or program
North Korean Slaves |
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Country of origin | Singapore United Kingdom |
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Original language | English |
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Producer | MAKE Productions Pte Ltd |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
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Network | Channel NewsAsia |
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Release | March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) |
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North Korean Slaves is a 2016 Singaporean-British documentary television film. Produced by MAKE Productions for Singapore's Channel NewsAsia and United Kingdom's Channel 4, it investigates the North Korean men who are used like slaves in a coal mine in the jungle of Sarawak, Malaysia, earning money to keep the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and the people around him in power. Aired on Channel NewsAsia's Undercover Asia 3 documentary series in March 2016, it received a nomination for Best Current Affairs Programme at the 21st Asian Television Awards in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
A related documentary focusing on the North Korean slaves across Europe, also produced by MAKE Productions, was aired on Channel 4's Dispatches documentary series titled Brexit: Who'll Do Your Job Now? on August 8, 2016.
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