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Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling

They chased us into China and then very violently draggedmy colleague, Euna Lee, and me,...

They chased us into China and then very violently dragged
my colleague, Euna Lee, and me, across that river into North Korea

Full Transcript

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They chased us into China
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and then very violently dragged my colleague, Euna Lee, and me,
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across that river into North Korea.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:37
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...
In the middle of the night, while my husband and I were sleeping, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:14
In the middle of the night, while my husband and I were slee...
And I was pretty bruised up, and bloodied. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:04
And I was pretty bruised up, and bloodied.
And I just tried to keep my wits about me, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:09
And I just tried to keep my wits about me,
We were eventfully transferred to Pyongyang. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:04
We were eventfully transferred to Pyongyang.
Euna and I were separated for the remainder of our captivity. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
Euna and I were separated for the remainder of our captivity...
And that's when the real formal interrogation began. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:04
And that's when the real formal interrogation began.
And I was grilled every day, for hours on end, day after day. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
And I was grilled every day, for hours on end, day after day...
One of the most difficult parts was trying to convince them that I was not a spy. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
One of the most difficult parts was trying to convince them ...
It didn't help that the co-founder and chairman of the company - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:15
It didn't help that the co-founder and chairman of the ...
One day, my interrogator came in, and he was carrying a file. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
One day, my interrogator came in, and he was carrying a file...
And it was all about my sister, and the projects she had worked on. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
And it was all about my sister, and the projects she had wor...
Very upset, very suspicious, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:09
Very upset, very suspicious,
Euna and I became the first Americans - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
Euna and I became the first Americans
And on the day of our sentencing, the judge and his two associates - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:07
And on the day of our sentencing, the judge and his two asso...
They left for five minutes, and they returned with their judgment, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
They left for five minutes, and they returned with their jud...
Back in 2006, we interviewed a North Korean defector - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:22
Back in 2006, we interviewed a North Korean defector
And I was terrified, I was absolutely terrified. - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:05
And I was terrified, I was absolutely terrified.
The judge shouted, "No forgiveness, no appeal." - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:10
The judge shouted, "No forgiveness, no appeal."
I was standing at a podium, and I just clutched onto it - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:06
I was standing at a podium, and I just clutched onto it
"I don't know what it is that you want, - Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling 00:18
"I don't know what it is that you want,