I saw maybe a half hour before I turned it off. Sound and photography were poor, but I thought something intriguing might have come of this. It was the story of three Danish comedians, two born in South Korea and one of them restricted to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy-and purportedly handicapped people are wiped out in North Korea, or at least are kept out of sight. The evident idea was that the comedians were supposed to be putting on a silly comedy show while trying to expose how life in North Korea really is.One problem is that the comedians keep conflicting, as if acting at cross-purposes. Another is that the comedians do and say things which make their handlers displeased-in a country where disgrace and likely death await those who make even the mildest criticism of the Great Leader. Third, everything they show is censored for the same reason. What can they show that that the government would not allow the outside world to see?Whatever the filmmakers intended to tell us, we never felt we were learning anything we haven't heard already.

The Red Chappel is the first feature documentary by Mads Brügger, it follows him and two South Korean/Danish comedians going to North Korea to put on a purposely bad comedy show. It serves as a comedy and a tragedy, it exposes the horrors of the oppressive culture in North Korea while still displays it in a humorous way. The writing and premise for this documentary are both very intelligent but there are some drawbacks,ones that are a given for this type of documentary. The cinematography isn't great and the audio ranges from meh to bad but the worst problem with the film by far is the conclusions that Mads makes with no proof or reason to reach said conclusion. Since he is in North Korea he cant ask people what they are thinking so he just assumes what they're thinking and it runes otherwise great scenes. Overall its a smart, funny and ballsy film and I would recommend it to anyone.

And it's not like those poor people's lives have gotten any better under the third Il. This movie is so good, and the truth is so close to being seen. What a sick and twisted hell North Korea must be unless you are a chosen few. It makes me wonder how I would be in this type of world. You wonder if you will be a snitch, or take a stand. You can not know until you have to live it though. You really feel how hard it is to keep up this farce for the two Danish/Korean comediennes. Great use of all of the different film sources, and the sound it extremely good. I would assume that the North Koreans would have provided some excellent sound clips that were deemed suitable. Enjoy.

This is on Netflix and is available for streaming. There is an English version there also. Having lived in South Korea for 7 years and being a speaker of Korea myself I learned quite a bit about life in North Korea. This documentary did a great job at showing you just how messed up life is there. I respect other cultures but embrace differences but the difference there is not something worthy of being accepted by anyone. A great watch for anyone interested in North Korea. The English title is The Red Chapel . Great laughs while learning something at the same time. Recommended watch. One review here struck me wrong. To say the leadership in NK does not care about the outside perceptions of their country is not correct. The leadership of NK has always taken EXTREME measures to protect what they consider the worlds view of them. Some of the antics by Kim Jung Ill and his Father were almost funny to watch. The story of the flags in the JSA is a good mine is bigger than yours story. Prior to Jung Ill dying he was known for wearing platform shoes to appear taller when on camera. It is also known that the people behave one way when cameras are on and another when off. All the time.