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The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

20207.12h 3m

Overview

A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.

Directed by Mads Brügger
Written by Mads Brügger
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4M0

Top Cast

Mads Brügger

Mads Brügger

Himself

Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez

Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez

Himself

Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen

Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen

Himself

Jim Latrache-Qvortrup

Jim Latrache-Qvortrup

Mr. James

Annie Machon

Annie Machon

Herself

H

Hisham Al-Dasouqi

Himself / Enterprise Architect

K

Kim Ryong Chol

Himself / President Narae Trading Co.

A

Anders Kristensen

Himself / Chairman Friendship Association DK-DPRK

O

Otto Warmbier

Himself / US Exchange Student (archive footage)

R

Ri Won-Guk

Himself / DPRK Ambassador Sweden

Themes & Keywords

north korea

About The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of north korea. Directed by Mads Brügger, it stars Mads Brügger, Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen. A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.

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