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.

Website
https://www.facebook.com/TheMoleDPRK

Awards & Festivals


Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2021: Best Documentary


Presskit


Images

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