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The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

2020•2h 3m•7.1/10
Documentary

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7.1/10(118)

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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Production

Wingman Media, DR, SVT, BBC, Electric Parc, Piraya Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mads Brügger

Mads Brügger

Self

Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez

Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez

Self

Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen

Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen

Self

Jim Latrache-Qvortrup

Jim Latrache-Qvortrup

Mr. James

Annie Machon

Annie Machon

Self

Hisham Al-Dasouqi

Self - Enterprise Architect

Kim Ryong Chol

Self - President Narae Trading Co.

Anders Kristensen

Self - Chairman Friendship Association DK-DPRK

Otto Warmbier

Self - US Exchange Student (archive footage)

Ri Won-Guk

Self - DPRK Ambassador Sweden

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