The Red Chapel

"Looking for laughs in North Korea?"

2010 1h 28m DA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 31

ComedyDocumentary

Synopsis

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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.

“Looking for laughs in North Korea?”

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Cast

Simon Jul Jørgensen
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Jacob Nossell
Self
Mads Brügger
Self
Tommy Kent
Self
Per Pellesen
Self
Kim Jong-il
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mads Brügger
Writers: Mads Brügger, Jacob Nossell, Simon Jul Jørgensen
Languages: Danish, English, Korean
Countries: Denmark

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, English, Korean.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor René Sascha Johannsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Simon Jul Jørgensen and Jacob Nossell and Mads Brügger carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Looking for laughs in North Korea?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1546653 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mads Brügger directs. René Sascha Johannsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish, English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, English, Korean.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor René Sascha Johannsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Simon Jul Jørgensen and Jacob Nossell and Mads Brügger carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Looking for laughs in North Korea?".
8IMDB entry: tt1546653 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.