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Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling

Surveys done in the early 2000s showed that nearly40% of North Korean children were...

Surveys done in the early 2000s showed that nearly
40% of North Korean children were chronically malnourished

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Surveys done in the early 2000s
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showed that nearly 40% of North Korean children
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were chronically malnourished.
Duration
8 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:13
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

In 2006 NG correspondent Lisa Ling traveled to North Korea under the guise of a humanitarian program that performed eye surgeries. With unprecedented access she exposed us to this closed, authoritarian society. Since then the coun...
The average 7-year-old boy in North Korea was nearly 8 inches shorter - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:09
The average 7-year-old boy in North Korea was nearly 8 inche...
They were called "the stunted generation." - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:14
They were called "the stunted generation."
Over time, the Kims isolated the country - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:10
Over time, the Kims isolated the country
So the way we were able to convince our North Korean minders - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:15
So the way we were able to convince our North Korean minders
I thought that I would get a very skewed perspective of what life - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:07
I thought that I would get a very skewed perspective of what...
I thought that I would just be resigned to just surgical facilities, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:13
I thought that I would just be resigned to just surgical fac...
And to my complete shock, they agreed to take me to visit a family. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
And to my complete shock, they agreed to take me to visit a ...
The blind woman lived in a sixth-floor apartment - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
The blind woman lived in a sixth-floor apartment
Since I was told I was the only American in the country, I felt lucky, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:08
Since I was told I was the only American in the country, I f...
There were six government officials watching our every move. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:04
There were six government officials watching our every move.
But it was still a rare chance to see inside a real North Korean home. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
But it was still a rare chance to see inside a real North Ko...
The woman lived there with four of her family members, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
The woman lived there with four of her family members,
The first thing I noticed was that there weren't any family pictures... - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:04
The first thing I noticed was that there weren't any fa...
Just image after image of Kim Jong Il and his father. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
Just image after image of Kim Jong Il and his father.
Of course, every picture, absolutely. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
Of course, every picture, absolutely.
We were supposed to sit down and be entertained by the granddaughter. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
We were supposed to sit down and be entertained by the grand...
We wanted to talk to people, but under the watchful eye of the minders, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:07
We wanted to talk to people, but under the watchful eye of t...
How difficult is life for your mother without sight? - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
How difficult is life for your mother without sight?
The most difficult thing for my mother-in-law - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:09
The most difficult thing for my mother-in-law
Why do you want to see this supreme leader so much, so bad? - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
Why do you want to see this supreme leader so much, so bad?