The Red Chapel

In our first podcast, we mentioned the movie "The Red Chapel" as we were discussing cannibalism in North Korea.

Wikipedia says it best:
"The Red Chapel" is a 2009 Danish documentary film directed by Mads Brugger. It chronicles the visit of Brugger and Danish comedians who are adopted from South Korea, Jacob Nossell (in the wheelchair) and Simon Jul to North Korea under the pretense of a small theater troupe on a cultural exchange.  This is also the first time the two comedians have ever visited North Korea."

This movie highlights the extreme cultural difference between North Korea and the rest of the world, and also how much the government there regulates "entertainment." A highlight of the movie for me, was when the group was made to take part in an anti-American march in North Korea.  Very creepy to think that these types of things happen in this modern day and age.

 The movie actually has some funny moments, but also some sad and even frustrating moments.  We highly recommend this movie! And YES it's available streaming on Netflix. 

Here is a link to the movie's IMDB page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1546653/