North Korea's Deadly Dictator (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Published 2024-06-04
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In 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother Kim Jong-nam was ambushed in a Malaysian airport by two women bearing a lethal chemical weapon 10 times more powerful than sarin. He died en route to the hospital. In the 2018 FRONTLINE documentary “North Korea’s Deadly Dictator,” producer Jane McMullen examined claims that Kim Jong-un and his intelligence services ordered the assassination on Kim Jong-nam, and shed light on his broader intentions and his regime’s nuclear capabilities.
“If you want to understand what’s actually going on in Pyongyang … one of the things you have to understand are these rare moments when the palace opens its doors inadvertently and lets you in,” Evan Osnos of The New Yorker said in the documentary. “And one of those moments — perhaps its most spectacular moment — was the assassination of Kim Jong-nam.”
Drawing on interviews with a leading North Korean defector, diplomats, Kim Jong-nam’s school friends and even a former North Korean secret agent, the documentary offered a rare glimpse at the inner workings of the Kim family. It also examined how King Jong-un operates, and how he tries to ensure his regime’s survival and perpetuate his own power.
“North Korea’s Deadly Dictator” was a BBC Current Affairs production for WGBH/FRONTLINE and the BBC. It was produced and directed by Jane McMullen. The senior producer was Dan Edge. The executive producers for the BBC were Sarah Waldron and Sam Bagnell. The executive producer of FRONTLINE was Raney Aronson-Rath.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Prologue
01:34 - How the Attack on Kim Jong-nam Unfolded in a Malaysian Airport
05:26 - A Look at Kim Jong-nam’s Early Life and Upbringing
10:55 - The Investigation Into Kim Jong-nam’s Assassination
22:28 - Exploring the Battle for Succession in North Korea’s Kim Dynasty
25:30 - Examining North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un’s Rule
31:59 - North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missiles Program
42:23 - How Former U.S. President Donald Trump Responded to North Korea’s Threats
51:58 - Credits
All Comments (21)
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Frontline is one of the very few things that has not changed during my time on this rock and in this country and I thank the heavens for that.
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To the people complaining that this is from 2017 here's an analogy. One day my grandfather was visiting and he picked up a two month old newspaper and started reading. I asked why he was reading that newspaper as opposed to that days new edition sitting next to it. He said, "If I haven't read it yet, it's still news." He was correct. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, it's still relevant because it's new to you.
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What it's like to be the fattest person in a country of 26 million people.
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Another PBS frontline banger. You guys are the best documentary team ever.
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This documentary was aired April 2018....for those who don't know how find it. 😅
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Grandpa and Pops are already waiting in the depths of hell for him... it's just a matter of time before that big family reunion takes place.
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You need to start putting the air date of these episodes in the title. Sad that this is such an old one.
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Thank you PBS.
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...and right while I'm in the middle of bingeing the topic. Thanks, Frontline
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Didn't read title. Just clicked. Like usual
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If the women weren’t in on it.. how did they know to wash the chemical from their hands?? Prank or not, they killed him in a horrible way.
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Thanks for the upload👍
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This is the FRONTLINE PBS style I fell in love with a decade ago! This is raw, talented, amazing editing and telling an interesting story ... Keep up the amazing work, Frontline! 👏👏👏 May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 🤷
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come on do an updated version
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Thank you PBS!
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Love the picture frames around the portraits.
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This is very interesting
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He must have a blind person to cut his hair. Lol He is ruthless.
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Frontline 👍
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These docs never get old :)
