The Red Chapel

Resource Information

The work The Red Chapel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Red Chapel

Statement of responsibility

Zentropa Rambuk presents a film by Mads Brügger ; producer, Peter Engel ; director, Mads Brügger ; produced by Zentropa Rambuk ; DR

Title variation

Røde kapel

Contributor

• Brügger, Mads
• Engel, Peter
• Zentropa Entertainments (Firm)
• Jul, Simon
• Lorber Films (Firm)
• Danmarks radio
• Nossell, Jacob
• Stahl, Johan

Creator

• Brügger, Mads

Director

• Brügger, Mads

Performer

• Jul, Simon
• Nossell, Jacob

Producer

• Engel, Peter

Subject

• Comedians -- Denmark
• Danes -- Travel -- Korea (North) | P'yŏngyang
• Comedians with disabilities -- Denmark
• Documentary films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- Denmark
• Impostors and imposture -- Korea (North) | P'yŏngyang
• Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 -- Influence
• Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 1994-
• Korea (North) -- Social conditions
• Korea (North) -- Social life and customs
• Nonfiction films
• P'yŏngyang (Korea) -- Social conditions
• Propaganda -- Korea (North)
• Revues -- Korea (North) | P'yŏngyang
• Theater -- Political aspects -- Korea (North)

Genre

• Documentary films
• Feature films
• Nonfiction films

Language

• eng
• dan
• kor
• eng
• eng

Summary

"Combining the muckraking spirit of Michael Moore with the confrontational comedy of Borat, The Red Chapel is a one-of-a-kind documentary that reveals the injustices of North Korea with a hilariously dark wit ... a trio of Danish comedians, who call themselves "The Red Chapel", pretend to be regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in Pyongyang. This stunt is led by the acerbic director Mads Brügger, and assisted by Simon Jul and Jacob Nossell, two performers of South Korean descent. Constantly shadowed by their guide, Mrs. Pak, they fake allegiance to Kim Jong-il and hope for "One Korea." Only Jacob is allowed to speak his mind. Suffering from cerebral palsy, his halting speech is impossible to translate, so he insults his socialist hosts and receives smiles in return ... an unconventional, hilarious and damning peek into a totalitarian nightmare." -- Container

Awards note

Winner, World Cinema Jury Prize, Sundance.

Cataloging source

DCK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography/editor, René Johannsen

Dewey number

951.93

Language note

In English, Danish and Korean, with English subtitles

LC call number

DS932.7

LC item number

.R433 2009

PerformerNote

With Mads Brügger, Jacob Nossell and Simon Jul

Runtime

88

Technique

live action