
Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
Leave your thoughts about The Red Chapel.
| New York PostKyle SmithFor boldness of execution as well as vision, The Red Chapel stands out as a singular, important comedy. |
| Time OutEric HynesUniting 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." |
| Village VoiceKarina LongworthThe Red Chapel becomes an infectiously funny, gonzo glimpse into the sausage-making process of propaganda. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe product - sloppy even by guerrilla filmmaking standards - has no revelations to offer that are worth the slog of watching it. |