Ahn Chol

Ahn Chol (born 1971 or 1972) is the pseudonym of a North Korean freelance journalist who shot the footage for the film Children of the Secret State, a movie about the condition of orphans in North Korea.[1] He won the Rory Peck Award in 2001 for his work.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.
Ahn Chol
Born1971 or 1972 (age 51–52)
NationalityNorth Korean
Known forChildren of the Secret State
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
안철
Revised RomanizationAn Cheol
McCune–ReischauerAn Chŏl

Life

Ahn Chol initially released a VHS of the Jangmadang in Hoeryeong in September 1998.[3] Ahn Chol first spoke with the Korean press in September 1998, to the newspaper Hankyoreh. In the interview he spoke about the footage he leaked of Kotjebis, which was included in Korean Broadcasting System's 1998 documentary. He smuggled the videotape out of North Korea by hiding it inside a pack of cigarettes.[4][5] Ahn Chol revealed he was a worker in a factory while living in North Korea and defected from North Korea in 1997 (he had lost his parents and relatives during the famine). He risked going back to capture the aforementioned footage.[4]

See also

References
  1. "기고: 인도적 지원이 '비밀경찰의 부활', '김정일의 세습'을 후원하고 있다". Daily NK. 3 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "The Rory Peck Trust: Awards 2001". The Rory Peck Trust. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  3. "[NK리포트] 탈북인이 최근 촬영한 북한 장마당 풍경". Chosun ilbo. 2000-11-26.
  4. "꽃제비 알리는 데 목숨 걸었다". Hankyoreh 21.
  5. "탈북자 다큐 '서울행 기차'를 아시나요?". ohmynews. 2004-11-29.


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