Ri Kyong Quotes

We risked our lives for a South Korean dream. But many of us feel like boat people even if we are in the South. I sometimes ask myself a dangerous question. If a war breaks out, should I fight South Koreans or should I shoot at my relatives in the North? - Ri Kyong

Rape and human trafficking were a common experience for both young and older North Korean women I knew in China. I am grateful for the movie for speaking out for us. - Ri Kyong

In a cold lunar New Year's Day in China in 2000, my little brother left our underground hut to beg food in a Chinese village. He returned with tears in his eyes but no food in his hands. If you experience things like that, you get to hate people and want to take revenge, like Sin in the movie. - Ri Kyong

I cried throughout the movie because many of the scenes were similar to the experience I had. - Ri Kyong

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