The Hermit Kingdom: Basketball Diplomacy

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
32 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
32 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Feb 23, 2014
Season
2014
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0
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0
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0
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0
Producers
Vice Studios, HBO
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

Description

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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Japanese

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