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Viewers will be immersed in the family's dark and surreal story, bringing a fresh perspective on a nation ruled for over seven decades by one dynasty. Understand the family, and you understand how this country works.
Mar 24, 2020 · A Magnum photographer was given unprecedented access to North Korea. His photos offer a glimpse at rarely-seen lives.
Incredible images capture life in North Korea before the Kim dynasty took hold. The images, taken between 1890 and 1905 by visiting foreigners, reveal a time when the country was unified...
- Kim Il-Sung
- Kim Jong-Il
- Kim Jong-Un
Born in 1912, Kim Il-sung’s family were borderline-impoverished Presbyterians who resented Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula: they fled to Manchuria around 1920. In China, Kim Il-sung found a growing interest in Marxism and communism, joining the Chinese Communist Party and participating in an anti-Japanese guerrilla wing of the party. Ca...
Thought to have been born in a Soviet camp in 1941, the oldest son of Kim Il-sung and his first wife, Kim Jong-il’s biographical details are somewhat scarce, and in many cases, official versions of events seem to have been fabricated. He was reportedly educated in Pyongyang, but many believe his early education was actually in China. However, it is...
Kim Jong-un’s biographical details are difficult to ascertain: state-run media have put forth official versions of his childhood and education, but many consider these to be part of a carefully crafted narrative. However, it’s believed he was educated at a private school in Bern, Switzerland for at least some of his childhood, and reports say he ha...
- Sarah Roller
Nov 11, 2018 · The Kim family's dark and surreal story provides a fresh perspective on North Korea.
We created all the animated graphic sequences for the four-part series ‘Inside North Korea’s Dynasty’ for National Geographic Channel. A groundbreaking four-episode documentary series that examines the extraordinary history of the world's only communist dynasty, three generations in the making.
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e. The history of North Korea began with the end of World War II in 1945. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north, and the United States occupying the south.
