Many of them were arrested as spies, and some spent over 40 years in prison for their refusal to disavow the DPRK. While in prison, many of them were held in solitary confinement and subjected to extensive torture. They were referred to only as "converts" and "converts-to-be", reflecting that refusal to convert was considered a non-option. In the late 1990s, amnesty was declared for certain elderly and ill prisoners.

The filmmaker Kim Dong Won developed a close relationship with some of them after they moved to his neighborhood after their release from prison. This friendship eventually led him to a film project, which spanned 12 years and 800 hours of videotaping. The film documents their views on Korea's partition, their daily hardships as they attempt to adjust to south Korean society as well as their struggle for repatriation to the north.

As the unconverted long-term prisoners began to be released, many of them sought repatriation to the DPRK. Some were able to return to DPRK, notably many of them in the year 2000, but others remain in the south, being denied their requests for repatriation. Those who returned to the DPRK were met with celebrations and fanfare welcoming them as heroes, while those remaining in south Korea generally live in poverty and in nursing homes, some without social security numbers.

Directed by Kim Dong-won

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Episode 1: The Ringmasters (https://tankie.tube/w/oRwVfcXsdWGkWpjHkrUYgL)
Episode 2: The Puppeteers (https://tankie.tube/w/hLjv9N7NEFFd6eLUxHs7VB)
Episode 3: The Foot Soldiers (https://tankie.tube/w/6vGyLFAT8LSiF2bNVcryLH)

https://archive.org/details/timewatch-gladio-ep-1-the-ringmasters/Timewatch+-+Gladio+Ep3_The+Foot+Soldiers.mkv

Episode 1: The Ringmasters (https://tankie.tube/w/oRwVfcXsdWGkWpjHkrUYgL)
Episode 2: The Puppeteers (https://tankie.tube/w/hLjv9N7NEFFd6eLUxHs7VB)
Episode 3: The Foot Soldiers (https://tankie.tube/w/6vGyLFAT8LSiF2bNVcryLH)

https://archive.org/details/timewatch-gladio-ep-1-the-ringmasters/Timewatch+-+Gladio+Ep2_The_Puppeteers.mkv

Episode 1: The Ringmasters (https://tankie.tube/w/oRwVfcXsdWGkWpjHkrUYgL)
Episode 2: The Puppeteers (https://tankie.tube/w/hLjv9N7NEFFd6eLUxHs7VB)
Episode 3: The Foot Soldiers (https://tankie.tube/w/6vGyLFAT8LSiF2bNVcryLH)

https://archive.org/details/timewatch-gladio-ep-1-the-ringmasters/Timewatch+-+Gladio+Ep1_The+Ringmasters.mkv

This acclaimed documentary by filmmaker John Summa provides a comprehensive picture of American policy toward Nicaragua and what the effects are in that country. "The Contra War" also compares what the Reagan Administration says about the Sandinistas with the realities of the nature of the Nicaraguan society. The film gives us a clear picture of what the true nature of the three main actors in the situation: Washington, the Contras, and the Nicaraguan people.

https://archive.org/details/AV_319-THE_CONTRA_WAR

"Jim Klein and Martha Olson weave investigative journalism, urban history and social commentary to uncover General Motors' role in dismantling street car transportation in the 1930's, and in catapulting the automobile to the center of our national culture." (https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/takenforaride/)

Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

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Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

Originally uploaded at: https://rumble.com/playlists/PkzPnvPihKQ

Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

Originally uploaded at: https://rumble.com/playlists/PkzPnvPihKQ

Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

Originally uploaded at: https://rumble.com/playlists/PkzPnvPihKQ

Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

Originally uploaded at: https://rumble.com/playlists/PkzPnvPihKQ

Episodes:
1: “Political Reform” and the Multiparty System
2: Economic Reform and Privatisation
3: Glasnost and Ideological Sabotage
4: Foreign Policy and New Thinking
5: Reform For Whom?
6: The Leaders of Reform

Originally uploaded at: https://rumble.com/playlists/PkzPnvPihKQ

Uploaded to YouTube by AfroMarxist May 6, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z-AxNFx88o

Page at johnpilger.com: https://johnpilger.com/palestine-is-still-the-issue/
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/PalestineIsStillTheIssue
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VysTdcRUYc

Article about the documentary: https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2203102957/

"'Remember Live Aid in 1985, that symbol of concern and generosity? Did you know that during that year the hungriest countries in Africa gave twice as much money to us in the developed world as we gave to them?' The issue of Third World debt is taken up by John Pilger in War by Other Means, which reveals that the money owed to the rich world by the Third World is far greater than the aid or charitable donations they receive. In the Philippines, he discovers that 60 per cent of the government’s budget goes in paying off the interest on an un-repayable debt incurred by the Marcos regime, leaving little money for housing and public services." - Description from johnpilger.com