Mole: Undercover in North Korea, The
Synopsis
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.
This series tells the story of ‘The Mole’, an ordinary family man from Denmark turned secret agent, and ‘Mr. James’, a former jet-set cocaine pusher posing as Scandinavian billionaire. Together with director Mads Brügger, they attempt to find a smoking gun to prove how North Korea is busting UN sanctions.
Incredibly, these two unlikely characters gain access to the heart of an international criminal network that produces and distributes drugs and weapons for dubious clients. The Mole and Mr. James use hidden cameras and microphones to secretly record their meetings; contracts are signed, deals are cut and soon the team become involved in a plan to build a secret, underground weapons and drugs factory somewhere in Africa. But how far can they go without blowing their cover?
Credits
Director:
Mads Brügger
Producer:
Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Peter Engel
Editor:
Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani, Torkel Gjørv
Original Music:
Kaada
Written by:
Mads Brügger
DOP:
Jonas Berlin
Cast
Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen
Mads Brügger
Alejandro Cao de Benós
Jim Latrache-Qvortrup
Annie Machon
Production details
Original title
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
Year
2020
Length
123 min, 135 min (available as 2 and 3 episode miniseries). Feature version: 121 min.
Language
English, Korean, Danish, Spanish
Subtitles
English
Format
Digital
Production company
Piraya Film I AS & Wingman Media ApS, in co-production with BBC, NRK, DR & SVT
Production country
Norway, Denmark
Sales/Distribution
World Sales: DR Sales. Festival Distribution: Norsk Filminstitutt. Norwegian distribution: Kudos Family.
Awards & Festivals
Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2021: Best Documentary