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A decade ago, I travelled with North Korean defectors on the run.
They crossed over into China from North Korea during the dead of night,
over a frozen river that borders the country.
Desperate to reach South Korea, they travelled across China,
risking all to reunite with family members who defected years earlier.
I documented this journey.
They faced almost certain death if caught.
This is the documentary from the BBC World Service.
I'm Danny Vincent, the BBC's correspondent in Hong Kong.
And in this episode of Heart and Soul,
which explores personal approaches to spirituality from around the world,
I'm meeting Christian North Korean defectors.
This is a country for the people.
North Korea is not a country for the people.
In North Korea, they talk about the people, but in reality,
they take advantage of the people, who didn't know the difference.
Ah, 김을선, 김정을, 김정은.
The world is almost like a runway at an airport.
So many sparkling lights.