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The Academy Was Right to Snub This Dehumanizing Documentary

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“Beyond Utopia” was considered a frontrunner for Best Documentary at the Oscars. Its Western gaze omits important Korean history.

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A photo including a still from the documentary Beyond Utopia
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After its debut at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary, Beyond Utopia drew accolades from film critics and viewers for its depiction of two families defecting from North Korea.

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