I just watched the first episode of this documentary film on the Dutch TV network NPO and fell immediately in love with it. It is a super interesting film to me. Like some other reviews said, "reality beats the fiction", I also have the same feeling. I like the way the documentary is made, without passing judgements (no one can stay absolutely impartial, but i think this movie did a good job), only recording what happened. I think the director also did a great job in making this into a very interesting and exciting real-life thriller. I understand that some people doubt the authenticity of this film, (well, it is common that people doubt about everything, toch?). I can only tell from my own experience. I was born and grew up in China, we heard quite often of the stories of our neighbour and one of our best buddies (if we have any)--North Korea. And during my study of international relations at the university, I did some research and wrote an article about the North Korea, plus what i have heard from my parents and what i watched on news and other documentaries, I personally found the story quite convincing and authentic. And last but not least, the mole, and the rest of the film team, is so daring of making this film happen. I would definetely recommend this film to you.
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