Literature/Musical/Film
- In 2001, Kang Chol-hwan wrote the book The Aquariums of Pyongyang describing his childhood in Yodok camp.
- In 2006, Jung Sung-san, another former prisoner of Yodok camp, directed the musical Yoduk Story about Yodok camp.
- In 2008, Andrzej Fidyk made the film Yodok Stories about life in Yodok camp based on the musical and on witness accounts. North Korean refugees act in the film.
Read more about this topic: Yodok Concentration Camp
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