The Hermit Kingdom: Basketball Diplomacy (2014)
A trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE sent Ryan Duffy to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, an exhibition game, and a first-ever meeting between the leader and an American delegation.
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Dennis Rodman as Self |
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Ryan Duffy as Self (Journalist) |
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Shane Smith as Self |
| Production | Eddy Moretti | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Shawn Killebrew | Editor |
| Camera | Jake Burghart | Director of Photography |
| Production | Shane Smith | Executive Producer |