The Red Chapel

Name: The Red Chapel
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: December 29, 2010
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 58

2010

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Kino Lorber Films | Release Date: December 29, 2010

Summary: Winner of the World Cinema Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Mads Brügger’s documentary follows a trio of Danish comedians as they pretend to be regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in North Korea. Combining the muckracking spirit of Michael Moore with the confrontational comedy of Borat, The Red Chapel is anWinner of the World Cinema Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Mads Brügger’s documentary follows a trio of Danish comedians as they pretend to be regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in North Korea. Combining the muckracking spirit of Michael Moore with the confrontational comedy of Borat, The Red Chapel is an unconventional, hilarious and damning peek into a totalitarian regime. (Kino International Film)… Expand

Director: Mads Brügger

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

Runtime: 88 min

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Kyle Smith

Jan 3, 2011

For boldness of execution as well as vision, The Red Chapel stands out as a singular, important comedy. Read full review

Eric Hynes

Jan 3, 2011

Uniting Sacha Baron Cohen's daredevilry with Werner Herzog's bombast, Brügger aims to expose "the evilness of North Korea" with a gloriously incoherent, kazoo-and-whoopee-cushion–inflected stage show starring a self-proclaimed "spastic." Read full review

Karina Longworth

Jan 3, 2011

The Red Chapel becomes an infectiously funny, gonzo glimpse into the sausage-making process of propaganda. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Jan 3, 2011

The product - sloppy even by guerrilla filmmaking standards - has no revelations to offer that are worth the slog of watching it. Read full review

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