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.
Crew
Sebastian Weis
Director, Writer
Carl Gierstorfer
Co-Director, Camera Operator
Lukas Augustin
Co-Director, Camera Operator
Steffen Bartneck
Editor
André Froelian
Color Grading
Tristan Chytroschek
Producer
Andre Grabinski
Camera Operator
Sam-Hyun Meng
Camera Operator
Marc Buehler
Camera Operator
Xanti Abaskal
Camera Operator
Artur Sommerfeld
Sound Mixer
Nils Kacirek
Original Music Composer
Milan Meyer-Kaya
Original Music Composer
Ifang Bremer
Researcher
Wonjung Bae
Researcher
Nidal Abdulmonem
Researcher
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