Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine (2020)
Overview
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.
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| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.453 |
Directed By
Sebastian Weis
Crew
Steffen Bartneck
Andre Grabinski
Wonjung Bae
Ifang Bremer
Carl Gierstorfer
Xanti Abaskal
Sam-Hyun Meng
Nils Kacirek
Milan Meyer-Kaya
André Froelian
Nidal Abdulmonem
Lukas Augustin
Tristan Chytroschek
Carl Gierstorfer
Artur Sommerfeld
Marc Buehler
Sebastian Weis
Lukas Augustin
Sebastian Weis
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