Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The Red Chapel / Zentropa Rambuk presents a film by Mads Brügger ; producer, Peter Engel & Zentropa Rambuk ; director, Mads Brügger.

Publisher, Date:

New York, NY : Lorber Films : Kino Lorber Inc., [2011]

New York, NY : Distributed by Kino Lorber Inc. : Kino Lorber Education

Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

"Combining the muckraking spirit of Michael Moore with the confrontational comedy of Borat, The Red Chapel is a one-of-a-kind documentary that reveals the injustices of North Korea with a hilariously dark wit ... a trio of Danish comedians, who call themselves "The Red Chapel", pretend to be regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in Pyongyang. This stunt is led by the acerbic director Mads Brügger, and assisted by Simon Jul and Jacob Nossell, two performers of South Korean descent. Constantly shadowed by their guide, Mrs. Pak, they fake allegiance to Kim Jong-il and hope for "One Korea." Only Jacob is allowed to speak his mind. Suffering from cerebral palsy, his halting speech is impossible to translate, so he insults his socialist hosts and receives smiles in return ... an unconventional, hilarious and damning peek into a totalitarian nightmare."--Container.

Subjects:

Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 -- Influence.

Impostors and imposture -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang.

Revues -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang.

Theater -- Political aspects -- Korea (North)

Comedians -- Denmark.

Comedians with disabilities -- Denmark.

Danes -- Travel -- Korea (North) -- P'yŏngyang.

Propaganda -- Korea (North)

Korea (North) -- Social life and customs.

Korea (North) -- Social conditions.

P'yŏngyang (Korea) -- Social conditions.