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Dir(s): Mads Brügger
Program: International Spectrum
Run Time: 90 | Denmark | Language: (Subtitled in English) Danish English
View the trailer for The Red Chapel on the Hot Docs YouTube channel
On the pretext of being a small Danish theatre troupe on a cultural exchange, the Red Chapel was granted permission by the North Korean government to stage a performance for a select audience in the capital. In reality, the small troupe comprises an unscrupulous journalist, Mads Brügger, and two Danish/Korean comedians, Jacob and Simon. Jacob is handicapped, or as he calls it, a "spastic." Their goal is to use humour to expose the intricate effects of an oppressive regime. The film follows the troupe as they are lovingly yet firmly escorted by a motherly government employee around the important historical sights, and as they "collaborate" with other government officials on their performance. Meanwhile, their double life is wearing on Jacob who feels conflicting emotions of affection and hatred for his hosts. With a sensibility similar to that of Lars Von Triers' The Idiots, The Red Chapel is a darkly humorous look inside the North Korean dictatorship. Shannon Abel.
Director(s) : Mads Brügger
Producer(s) : Peter Engel
Executive Producer(s) : Peter Aalbæk
Cinematographer(s) : René Johannsen
Editor(s) : René Johannsen
Composers(s) : Manoj Ramdas
The Red Chapel deals with the following subjects: Korean Culture & Issues, Journalists & the Media, Politics & Political Intrigue
The Red Chapel will be presented at the following times and locations.
| Time | Films | Venue | Tickets | Calendar |
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| 9:00 pm Mon, May 4 |
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| 1:30 pm Tue, May 5 |
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The following titles are in the International Spectrum category along with The Red Chapel.
People who added The Red Chapel to their My Hot Docs calendar also added the following films.
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