The Red Chapel doesn’t have stars, but it does have a bitterly funny and far more complex view on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea than the Seth Rogen and James Franco film.
The Red Chapel
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Sony Pictures has killed The Interview.
The James Franco-Seth Rogen comedy about an airhead celebrity journalist and his producer who travel to North Korea to interview and possibly assassinate Kim Jong Un isn't coming out on Christmas. It may never come out — Sony's yet to make a final decision on the fate of the film, which has been pulled from its release worldwide. Fellow studio Paramount's reportedly feeling so jumpy about the current tension that it's gone ahead and canceled screenings of Team America: World Police, which has as its villain a puppet version of Kim Jong Il, that some theaters had planned as replacements.
Luckily, there's one comedy involving North Korea that everyone can and should watch right now, and it's sharper, darker, and more empathetic about the surreality and awfulness of life under the dictatorship. It's called The Red Chapel, it's currently streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and it needs no exaggeration for comic effect — it's a documentary.
Kino Lorber Films
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