Trailer
Summary
Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 61Audiences 73GoodWatch 58
Tomatometer63%
Metascore58
Audience score74%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2010
December 29, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ComedyDocumentaryLanguage
Danish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishKoreanMade in
Denmark
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Mads Brügger Director, Writer
- Johan Stahl Assistant Director, Additional Photography
Writing · 2
- Simon Jul Jørgensen Writer, Props, Costume Coordinator
- Jacob Nossell Writer
Production · 4
- Peter Aalbæk Jensen Executive Producer
- Mette Hoffman Meyer Executive Producer
- Peter Engel Producer
- Tomas Eskilsson Co-Producer
Editing · 1
- René Sascha Johannsen Editor, Cinematography
Sound · 2
- Jakob Garfield Sound
- Mikkel Sørensen Sound
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