Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine (2020)
How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth finances a nuclear weapons program large enough to challenge the USA? The answer: Bureau 39, a legendary organization nestled deep inside the government apparatus. Its aim is to procure foreign exchange by any means possible to provide Kim Jong-un’s regime with money.
Director: Sebastian Weis
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Remco Breuker as Self |
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Hugh Griffiths as Self |
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Kyun-Chul Seong as Self |
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Koh Young-Hwan as Self |
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Simon Choi as Self |
| Production | Tristan Chytroschek | Producer |
| Production | Ifang Bremer | Researcher |
| Camera | Carl Gierstorfer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andre Grabinski | Camera Operator |
| Production | Wonjung Bae | Researcher |
| Camera | Lukas Augustin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sam-Hyun Meng | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Steffen Bartneck | Editor |
| Production | Nidal Abdulmonem | Researcher |
| Sound | Nils Kacirek | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Marc Buehler | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Carl Gierstorfer | Co-Director |
| Editing | André Froelian | Color Grading |
| Sound | Milan Meyer-Kaya | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Artur Sommerfeld | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Xanti Abaskal | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Sebastian Weis | Writer |
| Directing | Lukas Augustin | Co-Director |
| Directing | Sebastian Weis | Director |