The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
Seen it?2020 | 123 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mads Brügger
- Mads BrüggerSelf
- Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y PérezSelf
- Ulrich Løvenskjold LarsenSelf
- Jim Latrache-QvortrupMr. James
- Annie MachonSelf
- Hisham Al-DasouqiSelf - Enterprise Architect
- Kim Ryong CholSelf - President Narae Trading Co.
- Anders KristensenSelf - Chairman Friendship Association DK-DPRK
- Otto WarmbierSelf - US Exchange Student (archive footage)
- Ri Won-GukSelf - DPRK Ambassador Sweden