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Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror

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In this feature-length documentary, Director Choi Jin-seong tells the story of two female college students, a group of journalists and the cybercrime police officers who chased down the "Nth Room", an online criminal network of sexual exploitation. Crafted from interviews, archives, animation and reenactments, the film reveals how women and girls were coerced into uploading explicit materials of themselves to Telegram chat rooms, which ringleaders charged fees in cryptocurrency for tens of thousands of users to access. This is the story of one of the most devastating digital crimes that gripped the region, the age of digital anonymity that allowed it to thrive, and the victims who spoke out to help bring it down.

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Natalia Winkelman New York Times What could have been an urgent inquiry into the systems enabling sex criminals becomes something more pedestrian — a stylized replay of a game of cat and mouse. May 20, 2022 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim (Substack) "Cyber Hell" chronicles the Nth Room, which targeted Korean women and underage girls. After tricking them into sending nude 'modeling' photos, the victims were subjected to blackmail, threats, and violent degradation. Rated: 3/4 Sep 1, 2024 Full Review Sabrina McFarland Common Sense Media Writer and director Choi Jin-seong shares an influential learning tool for all with this unimaginable, yet true, account of social media crimes involving sexually exploitative photos and videos. Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2022 Full Review Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine Cyber Hell highlights a dark, terrifying reality that we are all susceptible to simply by existing on the internet, without exploiting it Rated: 7.9/10 May 19, 2022 Full Review Pierce Conran South China Morning Post Despite the film’s stylish production and compelling content, the choice to focus on the search for the criminals takes away from the crimes themselves, not to mention the victims who were subjected to them and what they mean for society. Rated: 3/5 May 19, 2022 Full Review Romey Norton Ready Steady Cut From beginning to end this documentary is gripping, entertaining, and a must-watch. I couldn’t take my attention away from it. Rated: 3.5/5 May 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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tripti g An interesting documentary about the nth room, but they did try a bit too hard to be dramatic with the music etc. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this feature-length documentary, Director Choi Jin-seong tells the story of two female college students, a group of journalists and the cybercrime police officers who chased down the "Nth Room", an online criminal network of sexual exploitation. Crafted from interviews, archives, animation and reenactments, the film reveals how women and girls were coerced into uploading explicit materials of themselves to Telegram chat rooms, which ringleaders charged fees in cryptocurrency for tens of thousands of users to access. This is the story of one of the most devastating digital crimes that gripped the region, the age of digital anonymity that allowed it to thrive, and the victims who spoke out to help bring it down.
Director
Choi Jin-seong
Screenwriter
Choi Jin-seong
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
May 18, 2022
Runtime
1h 45m