The Red Chapel
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| Directed by | Mads Brügger |
| Produced by | Peter Engel Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Cinematography | René Johannsen |
| Edited by | René Johannsen |
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| Distributed by | Kino Lorber Films |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
The Red Chapel (Danish: Det Røde Kapel) is a 2009 Danish documentary film directed by Mads Brügger. It chronicles the visit of Brügger and Danish comedians who are adopted from North Korea, Jacob Nossell and Simon Jul to North Korea under the pretense of a small theatre troupe on a cultural exchange. This is also the first time the two comedians have ever visited North Korea.[1] The entire trip is a ruse: the trio are actually trying to get a chance to portray the absurdity of the pantomime life they are forced to lead in the DPRK. The film turns deeply emotional as Jacob Nossell has spastic paralysis and North Korea has been accused of disposing of the disabled. The film won Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama 2009 and Best Foreign Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where it was included in the Official Selection. It is filmed and edited by René Johannsen.
The film features roughly the same contents as the 4-part documentary series Det Røde Kapel.
Plot
The authorities demand much control over the performance of the theatre troupe, and try to use it for propaganda purposes. The film crew plays along, but among themselves and in the voice-over they are critical of the regime.
Reception
Los Angeles Times reviewer Mark Olson called it "shocking, funny and wildly outrageous" and "a real find".[2] Kyle Smith from the New York Post described it as "a clear-eyed and inspired documentary".[3] The New York Times reviewer Neil Genzlinger found it sloppy and thought it had "no revelations to offer".[4]
See also
- The Idiots, another Danish film playing on social discomfort with disability
- On the Art of the Cinema, Kim Jong-il's art manifesto featured in the film
- List of documentary films about North Korea
Footnotes
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- The Red Chapel The official film website
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- The Red Chapel at the Sundance Film Festival website, including trailer
- Review from The Hollywood Reporter
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| Preceded by | Sundance Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary 2010 |
Succeeded by Hell and Back Again |
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- Documentary films about people with disabilities
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- Propaganda in North Korea
- Zentropa films
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