Here are the bare facts from the jacket:

"Go undercover with National geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea. Posing as part of an international medical team, Lisa and her camera crew reveal the extraordinary, hidden face of this insular, little-known place, from the powerful control Kim Jong Il exerts over his people to the military powder keg of life along the heavily armed demilitarized zone.

Filmed against the politically charged backdrop of North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Inside North Korea is a fascinating search for the truth, and mutual understanding, inside one of the most isolated nations on earth."

Somehow, that doesn't say it all. You'll have to see it to believe it. Then you will still not believe it. Personally, I got ill from watching it. Imagine a medical team from another part of Asia doing 1000 (yes, one thousand) cataract surgeries in 10 (ten!) days, just because they enjoy bringing sight to the sightless. Imagine multitudes of Koreans seeing for the first time in their lives!

What's so bad about that? Keep imagining. Before the bandages are taken off, the patients are reminded that it is through the good graces of The Dear Leader that all this is taking place. As these horribly brainwashed folks see their first light of day, the first image upon which they are to focus is a picture of the "Dear Leader". According to script, they run and jump to the picture, bow down, raise their hands, scream, and thank Kim Jong Il for their healing.