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The Red Chapel

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Two Danish comics and a filmmaker go to North Korea disguised as a vaudeville act with the goal of ridiculing the nation's oppressive laws and customs.
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Chris Chang Film Comment Magazine 06/17/2013
Brgger, borrowing moves from the Herzog playbook (including sardonic voiceover) prevaricates continuously, skewering the hapless state at every opportunity. Go to Full Review Tom Long Detroit News 03/04/2011
B+
Rarely has comedy been as unnerving as it is in The Red Chapel. Perhaps that's because it's hard to tell who the joke is on. One thing's for sure, though: North Korea isn't laughing. Go to Full Review Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 03/04/2011
4/5
Things might not go quite as Brgger planned, but as is so often the case, that seems to have been for the best. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 12/29/2010
Every documentary has an agenda, one supposes, but this would-be-serious condemnation of North Korea, lacking actual back-up or essential humor, merely consists of one man's obsessive and puerile snarkiness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/27/2016 Utterly unsettling. It a fantastic look into North Korea's government, but its not for the light of heart. See more 11/30/2015 It was very interesting to see the effects of the North Korean hosts on the Danish team as time went by. See more markus m @RT87396615 09/16/2015 While the film doesn't really teach you anything new but only works to reaffirm what you already knew about North Korea, it does to its credit at least do that well. 8-/10 See more 12/27/2014 I really wish this would have been more revealing. But we really don't get to see much. Pretty boring overall. I feel like I wasted most of my time. See more 02/28/2014 Sad and fascinating look at North Korea. See more 10/12/2013 One Korea!!! Down with the U.S Imperialists. Do we live in our own version of this propaganda? See more Read all reviews
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Mads Brügger

Director

Peter Engel

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

René Johannsen

Cinematographer

René Johannsen

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The Red Chapel

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Synopsis Two Danish comics and a filmmaker go to North Korea disguised as a vaudeville act with the goal of ridiculing the nation's oppressive laws and customs.
Director
Mads Brügger
Producer
Peter Engel
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainment, Danmarks Radio
Genre
Documentary, Comedy
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 29, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7K
Runtime
1h 28m
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