The Hermit Kingdom | VICE on HBO

VICE makes history on 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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[@VICENews]

This year, Isobel Yeung went undercover in a special report that reveals how China is oppressing the Muslim minority Uighur people in horrific conditions. Watch it here: bit.ly/2Xfyu36

[@Toasty_-jx6zk]

RayPat 7734 did you watch the fucking video?

[@randysavage1]

Finally someone trying to show what china has BEEN DOING TO RELIGIOUS PEOPLE. Btw im not a vice fan because you guys inject your politics too much. Your almost at the point if becoming part of the " machine"

[@eclipse4783]

fanny bag lmao nah, they don’t like Christians either, nor any religion except what they put out.

[@themanwnoname3454]

VICE News 2019 “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore: (Vice) (Truth) >-< (Vice) • “Respect and dignity, 2019?”

[@Misfits_monkey]

you're clearly dead wrong budds

[@alexandertheawesome3072]

The guy staring at Google home screen is trying to figure out something he can google that won’t get him killed.

[@simonthomas1878]

you know this commnt means he is dead right?

[@boredcast5149]

@@simonthomas1878 what

[@spazmaster6731]

I believe that was a screenshot of google in the early 2000's as that logo and site looks nothing like any version displayed around the world, which means it's not even the real google, its just a jpeg they found online

[@Arbiter710]

Spazmaster Lmfaooo that was a old screenshot of google

[@raivis2973]

Just by knowing how to read probably gets you killed

[@Kylan]

Is no one gonna talk about how the guy played basketball for 5 days than played in front of like 10k people and Kim jong un

[@aricarl6799]

I think he was making a joke, not sure tho

[@BarrieBM]

And got to shook kim jong uns hand

[@BarrieBM]

@@aricarl6799 In the video you can literally see him shake kim jong un's hand

[@smokaa1202]

pretty sure he played a bit in his youth , you can t just pick up basketball and play in a team in five days while shooting a documentary in north korea

[@aricarl6799]

@@BarrieBM talking about him only playing basketball for 5 days

[@BuckScrotumn]

So how do you say “live 10,000 years” in Korean? “AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”

[@DaHuntersTrophy]

😂😅

[@Swanee.]

😂😂

[@BARAJAS-vargas]

I need to show Bonnie 😂

[@siyandamaduna1355]

😂

[@snan9402]

"만세" pronounced "manse". It sounds like screaming becasue they're all saying it at once

[@awvanroon]

"You like coke?" "Yeah I love coke" usually goes a lot differently in other countries XD

[@DaHuntersTrophy]

😂😅

[@michaeljordan4733]

Levels of Insanity 1. Crowd chanting 10,000 years. 2. Dennis Rodman as a Diplomat. 3. Dude on the google search screen trying to not die.

[@andreabosa6543]

Michael Jordan this actually made me laugh😂

[@tannerdylan5972]

Everyone keeps saying that guys trying not to die. Wells here’s something you might find shocking. HE PROBABLY DID DIE! Imagine when the North Koreans leadership seen that. Also they have a rule that if you do something bad pretty much every Living person who is related to you is punished. So HIS FAMILY IS PROBABLY DEAD TOO!

[@awerawer0708]

@@tannerdylan5972 He didnt do anything wrong, they definitely told him to just sit there. What COULD he have done? That clearly wasnt Google (old logo) so it most likely was some custom made website with a jpeg attached to it, to make it appear as if they dont have limited internet access. It was the fault of the people who choreographed that facade, in not realizing that the cameras would spot the man sitting idley in front of his computer monitor.

[@H-Rex141]

I thought the guy who they interrupted was gonna say " yes, no problem, I was just catching up on my PH videos"

[@jasonyen123]

“10,000 years” as a saying is pretty standard in Chinese-affiliated cultures. The original saying was “ wanshui aka 万岁”, in Chinese; “banzai, aka wanshui” in Japanese. It’s kind of a way to say “live long and prosper” or “continue to do well”

[@danfitzgerald655]

I also stare blankly at Google instead of getting actual work done

[@ramblingcanuk2801]

Dan Fitzgerald lol

[@greentea3133]

😄😄

but are you oppress?

[@denmia1066]

beastly LOL

[@jfly338]

Hahaha shit made me laugh during the video.

[@mercuryspawn19]

the sound of them all chanting "live 1000 years" sounds like a horror movie soundtrack

[@bbi2.052]

Literally

[@livingbarret]

This is a timeless documentary. Truly watching history unfold.

[@bball3048mmfr]

I am watching this in Feb 2024 and it was uploaded 10+ years ago and it still feels like it could've been filmed last month.

[@ChrisLegg17]

@@bball3048mmfr Same for me! I have a theory, see if you agree after having watched this: We know that China has re-education camps for people who are caught practicing religion, and they disapprove of believing in any kind of god. I believe they have more metrics to determine if someone believes in a higher power outside of this world than just their personal confession or denouncement of faith. And so if there are simply people who cannot be broken (as in they continue to fail these potentially odd metrics of determination from within their camps) - What if they are sent to North Korea? And so all along North Korea is simply a giant penal colony for Chinese citizens who are seen as "wanting to worship a god". As if to say China is hatefully spiteful towards those who cannot be broken; "if they want to worship a god, they may worship a god". And in truth Kim Jong-un is simply the hired warden, but they are made to be his subjects and worship him as their god as punishment for their crimes of faith. (I do also understand that children are born there, and is an unfortunate consequence). What do you think of this theory to explain the nature of North Korea? And imagine that it is necessary to hide this relationship between China and North Korea from the world for trade relation reasons.

[@screamingopossum7809]

When what we've learned about North Korea hasn't changed one bit, its eery how little information has changed since this.

[@abhay1846]

That translator could have literally started WWIII

[@abelnicolae]

@Ramsn Sora you're dumb

[@saranshpathak962]

LMAO

[@Gunz1234]

@Ramsn Sora your dumb

[@Gunz1234]

@Ramsn Sora you'er

[@loonahater]

Ramsn Sora you’re so dumb

[@wuznab5109]

Don’t make fun of the guy staring at google, his job is to make sure it is still there.

[@paulocanecarlthedamnjohnson]

WuzNab lol

[@Longmachao]

fck me, this comment got me good.

[@umangjain293]

WuzNab 😂😂

[@adityapratapsingh546]

He hasn't refreshed the page since internet went down...

[@crtlshift_c48]

ha hahaha!!! your a legend dude!

[@Brandon9696]

I have so much respect for these basket ball players and for everybody I saw in this documentary in general... The way these guys honoured the people and the way that they kind heartedly blessed those children at the end probably had to have meant so much to all of the Korean people. God bless you guys, you have received the status of stars and used it with wisdom as legends...

[@skdjirrrdjdm3926]

It was very touching, the globetrotters seem like such beautiful souls.

[@PC_Simo]

I totally agree 😌🎯.

[@ChrisLegg17]

Agree with everything you said, but I don't think the Korean people were clapping for the little girl because they DEEPLY disapprove of individuality. I think at first they thought they were all clapping for the accomplishment of making the ball spin on a child's fingers.. but when they noticed he tried to do it for the next child they caught onto why the Americans were applauding (like as if applauding for the child), and their attitude toward that moment suddenly changed. Watch it again and you'll see.

[@supaman6713]

They sold themselves to kiss kimmys ass

[@thedude1083]

If you had told me 20 years ago, Dennis Rodman would be best friends with the leader of North Korea, and I would have laughed so hard. Now..... 😲 😱

[@yomamasdaddy99]

Lol come on, they aren't friends. They're bang bros😂

[@ChrisKHensley]

North Korea is like when you have friends coming over and your mom wants the house spotless.

[@robertsutherland6824]

Christopher Hensley lmao

[@stephanytello8383]

EXACTLY I was like what does this remind me of

[@thanato-phobia]

and the kim family is the greatest live action anime / reality tv show of all time

[@bananabread1439]

Christopher Hensley That would be my mom

[@user-rc1ik6hg2t]

Good shit lol.

[@laplacekovalski3272]

I also clapped, just in case...

[@andrecristales1756]

HAHAHAHA 💀🤣🤣

[@nowshinnoor6035]

Hahahaha....and i laughed, just in case.....

[@laplacekovalski3272]

@@nowshinnoor6035 :D

[@slicks5664]

I'm still clapping, and the vid ended 12 minutes ago.

[@nowshinnoor6035]

@@slicks5664 lol...this is the best...you won a apartment, gift from Supreme leader 😂😂😂😂

[@milo1263]

The whole surreal scene with computers reminded me of the time I lied on my resume and got an internship in an office, and then didn't know what to do.

[@skdjirrrdjdm3926]

LOL

[@percanatord3461]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@jevans1017]

How long did you last there?

[@Butt--Head]

*Kim Jong Un looks like the type of person that would wake up his entire family just to let them know that he's going to bed.*

[@alecnguyen838]

that dude on the computer was scared for his life

[@grannygootz5304]

Alec Nguyen you could see it in his eyes. 😓

[@synnny]

scared he would screw up his lines

[@lr861]

No seriously that was creepy af he was terrified

[@grannygootz5304]

L R heck yeah he was. Wasn't just his life on the line, he was scared for his kids, his mom, his brother's best friend probably!

[@slayermill8621]

I felt so bad for that poor guy. Hopefully his performance was enough to keep he and his family out of prison or worse.

[@hej1383]

Kim when he’s watching basketball: 😶😐 Kim when he sees the cheerleading team: 😊😃

[@BWBDCan]

That's alot of people at basketball games.... Well any sports that does something similar to half time.

[@zabukoii8081]

@Rafael Dejesus fucking golden comment. I love you

[@piyushmate3837]

Very true. I noticed that🤣

[@holymoutain9457]

😁👋

[@johnathansmith713]

Omg is kim what I think he is ?????????????😶🤭

[@Aquablecs]

This is absolutely wild. Like a fever dream. Thank you VICE for putting this together. And props to you Dennis Rodman, what a tough position to be in, no matter how you handle it.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

North Korea, to me, seems like an example of if the Nazis or Stalin would have won their respective conflicts. No matter what they do to their people the rest of the world just sort of stays out of it. It's almost like we are allowing this social experiment to blossom and we are taking very close notes.

[@variaxi935]

​@@joshuaedwards3322agreed... it's incredibly strange for this place to exist throughout our lifetime and for us to do nothing to help those within NKorea's borders. But on the other hand, going in gund-blazing just isn't an option, and I haven't a clue what else the rest of the world could possibly do about it

[@joshuaedwards3322]

@@variaxi935 I mean... They literally have (one) nuke. We could probably decapitate their leadership on a weekend.

[@noservice47]

If Ryan told this story to damn near anyone without any video/photo documentation I highly doubt anyone would believe he’s telling the absolute truth. Truly great documentary thanks vice

[@cheyenneraney6451]

“Are you recording” “No he just has to hold it for practice” LMAOOOO

[@salvie777]

RIGHT I FUCKING CRIED

[@football_goats4u982]

@@salvie777 where?

[@sontang5621]

@@football_goats4u982 5:52

[@proculusjulius7035]

@@salvie777 how awful are you? 😂

[@LashanR]

When Vice literally influenced history.

[@TheIndogamer]

First: Madlyn with her M. Jord. signed basketball Second: Vice Third: Red Velvet and some other KPop bands Fourth: The Summit. Let's see who's next

[@pali1H]

And Vice shit themselves when Trump got them to make peace with S Korea.

[@pali1H]

@@WEBTEAM1000 Ah gotcha. In your research, what exactly did Obama do to pressure NK?

[@sodiumvlogs7630]

@@pali1H so true

[@MrEmmanuel678]

Lotfi Adam you are a man of the informed. Would love to see this paper!

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Imagine how that one visit affected the lives of the American basketball players - it’s a memory they will carry with forever, that interaction with the children at the park at the end of the film. Excellent documentary, and much more revealing on a human level than those I have watched before.

[@RodrigoPint0]

Watching in 2023 but that last section (28:00) really made me smile. Probably the happiest moment in those children's life. Congrats to everyone involved.

[@informjared9508]

Crazy to think this could’ve been the first time many of them have ever seen a black person

[@dankus.memeokus4192]

It is the first time

[@martinezzyking579]

True

[@TheIgoomba]

@Koushik H it's crazy

[@cornerstonemasonry299]

Yup.... I remember my first time.

[@aaliyahrobinson6633]

Yeah

[@Enedrapvp]

The saddest moment has got to be the computer lab. He really had no idea how obvious his lie was to them...

[@BravoWifi]

haha yea its like a comedy, the guy acts being surprised and says "hey I was just looking for my papers on google, since, well im working on the string theory" hahahahahaha its a will ferrell moment

[@miqbri]

takerdust You think they have scientist and programs good enough for nuclear testing but can't hack sony (which has been "hacked" multiple times already)?

[@takerdust]

Michal Poky a lot of their nuclear info was stolen or sold to them. Even that took a couple of decades to obtain. To be a hacker you need to have a great deal of freedom, which is something even the most privileged citizen is not given. This is a country where if you have any book that's not related to your vocation, or talking about the history of the Dear leader and his family, you are shot.

[@98seko]

takerdust They buyed that? Well thats something I didn't know.

[@takerdust]

well N Korea they have their own scientists too, but they had a lot of secret dealings with Pakistan in the 1990's, which is another nuclear power

[@nawilliams82]

Imagine unexpectedly getting introduced to Kim Jong Un. 😂

[@DaHuntersTrophy]

😂😅

[@littlerat760]

u would be so scared cuz look at him wrong and i'm done for lol

[@andredoumad]

That last scene with the kids is even more heartbreaking today as it was ten years ago, things have only gotten worse and those kids have had enough time to realize the horror.

[@MrMoeGaming]

Imagine telling your grandkids you had dinner with Kim Jong-un

[@Max-hf3ku]

got drunk and did karaoke with Kim Jong Un* lol

[@seulgi4655]

bruh i wanted to do that but now hes.... dead as hell.

[@streetball809]

My grand kids would say, mmm sooo wwwhat??!! Iknow them they such douches

[@WizardMusicProductions]

@@seulgi4655 bruh hes nota dead

[@paulh3261]

paym4n bro that’s like saying you went to satans house for a playdate

[@jackieburkhart3268]

People: AAAAAEEGAAAAAAAEGHHHHHHH Subtitles: Live 10,000 years!

[@jaydenamster9387]

They actually say: MANZEH (long live)

[@kingkong2598]

@@jaydenamster9387 manzeh x Manseh o

[@lmao9526]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@faisal4997]

BANZAAIIIII !!!

[@danielitopichardo4778]

Es lanolin catolico

[@mrc2936]

23:00 I was genuinly nervous for the North Korean translator. You know that if he messed up it could’ve cost him his life..

[@BabyBear046]

It really broke my heart hearing the guy who wanted to try to be in the NBA. The people of North Korea have been robbed of so much by their dictator. People in places and situations (citizens ruled by evil dictatorships, human trafficked people, kidnapped children, extreme systemic poverty, etc) all over the world where there is truly no hope to ever even try to chase your dreams… that’s next level sad. Even at the worst times of my life when I felt hopeless, there was always hope. There was always some way, no matter how terrible/hard/almost impossible, that I could change my circumstances. Some people really don’t even have that option.

[@okwyntupac7205]

You are just a fool to be fooled by your evil propandist western media. What evidence do you have to show Kim jung un to be a dictator. You believe such because of your globalist government controlled western media. Have thought for a second the damaging effects of USA sanctions on NK.

[@HowBoutTha4278]

Crazy to think that some of these people have probably never even seen a black person

[@danngugi7523]

Actually All Of Them..

[@saltybuttpepper1766]

chocolate man. oh wait, they've never seen chocolate either.

[@gayassmarioyoloswag69x5]

Lucky them.

[@knoblauch3450]

That's the case in many other countries, for example Eastern European countries. I grew up in small city in Eastern Europe and I saw a black person for the first time at age of 15 or 16.

[@pierreo33]

Not crazy at all. USA isn't the center of the world, y'know

[@hatimelouaqour1027]

People: EEHHHHHHHHHHH Translations: LIVE 10,000 YEARS!

[@hyunji7312]

😂😂😂😂

[@musicspacelamp3579]

The shouts are so loud you can literally hear the audio recording clipping

[@100TZE]

They are actually saying Man-Sae.. but really loud

[@jg14gerhard_bar]

nah they were saying EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............................EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............................................EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@airriongalloway6998]

🤣🤣😂🤣 bruh stop.

[@alek1766]

This is probably one of the greatest pieces of journalism in history

[@zeusfloreus]

As a kid, I experienced special moments I'll remember the rest of my life. Politics aside for a moment, those North Korean kids spending time with the Globe Trotters on the court will carry their experiences for a lifetime. Who would of ever imagined the Harlem globetrotters reaching out to this generation of kids? Amazing!...

[@okwyntupac7205]

You believe Kim jung un is a dictator because your evil propandist western media made you believe so. Have ever wondered the damaging effects of USA sanctions on NK.

[@wuznab5109]

Kim Jon Un looks more interested in the women than the basket ball game.

[@SM-1010]

Ohh that makes me sick

[@max4million47]

WuzNab HAHA I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED 🤣🤣

[@Mc-vw2fd]

hes thinking about hes nukes lmao

[@FrancisBehnen]

Yep, noticed that as well. Think I read a report somewhere that he doesn't only look at them

[@swedishcheems8869]

TSG KiLLem Twice yup i agree

[@brendanadair5131]

Captions: “Live 10,000 years!” Crowd: “aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa”

[@BobLoblaw23]

😂😂😂

[@bonggesasangsangma739]

@@BobLoblaw23 they're screaming banzai

[@barezosman1857]

😂😂

[@rexdaylawn1609]

😂😂

[@unioprefec]

all i hear is live earrape

[@Papaya_playa]

The last part where the players gave those little kids the basketball spinning was beautiful yet heartbreaking. Knowing and seeing that this is probably in their whole entire lifetime they experience happiness and many other emotions. So tragically beautiful.

[@kgandrala]

Dennis rodman is actually a very good ambassador of peace. Bro rlly has no enemies.

[@theyluvloki]

North Korea is the country equivalent of when your parents make you clean the house before guests come over 😂

[@calvin5541]

Underrated comment lmao

[@mikeeberhardt9172]

Hahahaha 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@MarcotheKorean]

Thats not something you should joke about you piece of shiit

[@thegoblinpainter7298]

@@MarcotheKorean Dude chill out. North Korea is a joke so its ok.

[@jamesware5100]

@@MarcotheKorean the truth hurts

[@lucasbarbosa3335]

I kinda understand King Jong-Un. I only clean my room when I know I will get visit.

[@sethandrade4703]

Hahahaha accurate !

[@sparkie1708]

Same

[@yeriina4198]

Lol right

[@anaribeiro5414]

Meu deus kkkk

[@lmao9526]

fr bro

[@BIM9622]

Absolutely sobbing at the end. Literally nothing can stop the human spirit coming together over the love of a round ball.

[@mollie_b]

19:10 - 19:45 they are in a stadium filled with 10,000 people and other than the basketball dribbling, there is barely any background noise. this whole video is eerie but that is especially eerie to me

[@safir2241]

*ungodly Korean screaming from the microphone* Subtitles: "Live 10,000 years!"

[@supercarspotters8504]

10,000 years cut a little short

[@sordidzucchini1303]

Supercar Spotters yea lmao

[@seulgi4655]

만세 means "long live"

[@yw5103]

AUGUHGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAA What beautiful words

[@sebastianhernandez2991]

Supercar Spotters Lololol

[@shratzc]

When Rodman spoke to the stadium and the crowd cheered with the positive words about relations, I believe that crowd genuinely loved it. They know things could approve

[@yanickdorsaint3781]

The part at the end with the kids always puts a smile on my face.

[@joshstixxfata]

These folks been on lockdown their whole life

[@JavierRodriguez-mc5fj]

Ive never thought of it like that!?

[@larsonracies8636]

Fr

[@remcoai]

Their whole life

[@goreil2489]

That’s a very clever and true comment sir

[@anaghks1343]

Their*

[@Poopary]

18:06 Crowd of North Koreans: "Ahhhhahahahahahahahahahahah" Translation: "Live 10,000 years!"

[@NickTasy]

It sounded like they were saying "banzai", which I believe translated means something along the lines of "live 10,000 years" or "long live the emperor". I thought "Banzai" was just a Japanese thing; do other Asian languages (such as Korean) use it as well?

[@manneaux4404]

My speakers: JSKFKSKSJJDLFK Translation: "Life 10,000 years!" Me: If you say so.

[@Poopary]

@@manneaux4404 sometimes it's better to not question things you know🤷‍♂️

[@manneaux4404]

@@Poopary Right?

[@kbkmafia249]

ikr

[@khazana24]

Amazing and beautifully projected documentary. Thank you for posting this.

[@vinny.deadmou5d46]

I seriously cannot understand how we all cannot just get along and respect each other n everyone's beliefs so long as those beliefs do not want to harm anyone.. How does the world become the way it is

[@AdamNeri]

preach

[@CytotoxinK]

North Korea doesn't hate the US for its beliefs. North Korea hates the US for what it did to it during the Korean War. And I _don't_ mean completely flattening North Korea; the Vietnam War killed way more people (and way more recently) and yet Vietnam is one of the most pro-American countries in Asia. North Korea hates the US for dividing the Korean nation and establishing a rival country (SOUTH Korea) in their homeland. (North Korea sincerely believes that the US "stole" half of their land and two thirds of their people away from them. They consider the very existence of South Korea to be an "American occupation" of NK's "rightful southern territory." They don't recognize SK's right to exist as a separate and independent nation.) David Straub, a former US diplomat to SK, put it like this; imagine if during the Civil War the British swept in and intervened on the side of the Confederacy, and helped it successfully secede from the Union. Now imagine if today, the Confederate States still existed, and yet somehow became _more_ developed, modern and prosperous than the United States. How angry and bitter would Americans still be at Great Britain if they helped split the American nation in two and set up a more prosperous rival nation within their borders? As long as South Korea continues to exist as a separate and independent nation, North Korea will forever hate the US; they'll never forgive us for helping a separate "False Korea" exist in their homeland.

[@shratzc]

@@CytotoxinK great comment. I am not sure if they United if that would end the hate for western culture tho. They've been taught that from birth. Would take awhile to get rid of it maybe

[@PatelPresh]

That’s the problem, the beliefs of the Kim dynasty is why we all cannot get along. “So long as those beliefs do not want to harm anyone” you said it yourself.

[@skdjirrrdjdm3926]

@@CytotoxinK I see your point, very thought-provoking. My question then, what about what we're told about NK's harsh treatment of their own population? The prison camps, mass starvation, intrusive government surveillance on the families/visitors, and imprisonment of defectors? The overall nature of an authoritarian regime. Assuming those reports are true, can we really turn a blind eye and support a country like this?

[@alexdistefano7665]

this video is so underrated, that is straight up history

[@billyjeanvogul7770]

right??

[@mike-gt8yo]

its fucking nuts

[@xxnoregretzxxzzz4389]

Alex DiStefano now i have a strange urge to go to north korea

[@XXXTentaclez]

my comment will be researched

[@messianic_scam]

We dont care about your stupid yank propoganda

[@bruceperez2283]

The smile of the kids who were able to spin the ball on their finger was priceless. North Koreans deserve that kind of happiness ..

[@Concon-bu4bp]

Its amazing to watch her face light up despite the fact that she lives there...It just seemed like a very wholesome experience and It genuinely saddens me that this little girl will probably have a pretty horrible life.

[@babaruuts]

It's the only pure place left on this unholy planet. It should stay as it is.

[@Concon-bu4bp]

@@babaruuts okay move to North Korea then.

[@babaruuts]

@@Concon-bu4bp Would if I could tbh

[@Concon-bu4bp]

@@babaruuts do you not like freedom?

[@Officialrostovorphan]

Extremely insightful and an incredible testimony of such an experience most don’t have the honors to achieve. Treasure this.

[@Jim1971a]

Those 3 globetrotter guys were so awesome! The perfect ambassadors!

[@MRxROID]

It's honestly insane how Vice literally got to shake kim jong uns hand....

[@stephen8308]

MRxROID just like The Interview but without the poison

[@AlienPizzaRipley]

Hope he disinfected his hands afterwards. Bleh.🤦🏻‍♀️🇨🇦

[@karstenshields1694]

Dennis Rodman just chillin in North Korea is so funny and weird to me

[@999dunkins]

Yeah I mean they are on the same team right, RIGHT??

[@4nlimited3dition_4n3d]

Chilling in North Korea, with Kim Jong-un

[@kimmyjong-un3894]

😂

[@typhoon5150]

very

[@ozekk4465]

To be honest it's the very essence of who he was as a player and a person.

[@user-wx2ut8wd8i]

That computer lab scene actually had me dying. Real NPC’s.. This is a timeless documentary. Truly watching history unfold..

[@skirwan78]

The Harlem Globetrotters are a national treasure ever since they were founded. They might be one of the best examples of humanity

[@lonerider92]

"Are you filming?" "No, he just has to always hold that out for practice." Savage

[@PhanniHam]

"Are you trying to shoot me in the head?" "No, we just have to always hold it up for practice."

[@brianclemons5375]

Awesome

[@mf2442]

based linux

[@Slayer-Wulf]

Persuasion 100

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas ......

[@Eric-ki9ss]

Kim Jung-Un is literally watching the basketball game like: "Make that shot, or else you know what happens"

[@ianc1187]

lmfaooooooi

[@sourabhtripathi0986]

Make thay shot, or you get shot😂

[@AayanKhattak]

@@sourabhtripathi0986 beat me to it

[@RatsRatsIsthebest]

Omg

[@robb4951]

You could see the fear in their eyes. They're all just thinking please don't fucking get us killed

[@Abon963]

Those computer guys specially that guy who just stared at Google's home page got me laughing the most😂

[@icantbreathe3830]

Idk man why they're just staring at the computer and doin nothing😂

[@jacksonfruit3644]

This mini-documentary doesn’t fail to make me cry every time I watch it. The part at the end where they stop at a basketball court breaks my heart.

[@evankaiafas6219]

That computer guy was definitely the most interesting and creepy party of this doc. He seemed so on edge and careful with his words. It was as if everything he was saying was scripted and one slip up could get him killed. His hand trembling and his shaky voice was no coincidence.

[@CanadianBisdak]

Agree, I noticed it too.

[@aviation19k71]

Agreed.

[@Ksouel]

Visitors to NK are permanently in a tunnel of state organized theatre sets, you never see anything they don't want you to see. The guy was hand picked to spread an image that NK is both open and connected and taking part in the most complex of science. Nothing about any of this is by accident. The thing is that people designing the propaganda don't really understand how well people from the rest of the world see through manipulation like this because were exposed to so much media. To us, it looks obviously staged and or coerced. Like a ransom video.

[@welsyee]

yeah, people on these videos always have the fear of god on their faces lmao, quite literally considering the kim family is basically divine for them

[@zimbolimbo2408]

Meanwhile in the alternate side of the universe. Dude literally shat his pants. True story.

[@haziq3636]

I love how uninterested Kim was at the match but smiles when there’s cheer dancing 😂

[@yourn1ghtmare518]

yeah i notice that too XD

[@rema11769]

thats because he really knew the exact nba when he studied in foreign countries and grew up watching

[@RatsRatsIsthebest]

@Armed Chicano omg

[@arcadeplayer9804]

They're losing so yeah lmao

[@jesuschrist2268]

@Armed Chicano literally how?

[@josephsolomon5522]

Great education video! Really helped my students out!! Way to go Ryan Duffy on your layup!

[@josephsolomon5522]

Agreed!

[@nicolausphillips3616]

I felt so bad when the people erupted in noise at Kim's entrance to the arena, I've heard countless stadiums cheering and never have I heard a sound like these people, they are shouting for their lives.

[@littlerat760]

yeah that was so sad, they didn't seem happy at all

[@CheeseBrie]

You're just assuming now, maybe they all just really love their leader, and genuinely believe that he's this higher power or something which should be cheered for or something. Plus it's no different in basically every other country. Like with the queen for example, whenever she would enter somewhere with a bunch of people and whatnot, there would be a lot of cheering, it's just a pretty standard thing to happen.

[@user-km6wm4et1x]

Most of them really do have reverence and genuine admiration for their leader. Not every action or gesture in NK is a response to fear or terror. The presence of their leader physically among them is bound to inspire awe in most citizens. I don't know why you would expect it to be different here, to say nothing of the fact the cheer is standard protocol.

[@tonycummings4072]

​@CheeseBrie Your comment is ridiculously laughable & pathetic. Do some research before spewing idiotic horse crap.

[@josefking2927]

If anything they will not stop with the anti-American propaganda but those kids on the court will always remember the friendly Americans who came and played basketball with them. That alone may be a start at renewing the country.

[@baylez4533]

Agreed! I think this type of gathering can unite and improve relations between N.Korea and the U.S.

[@daniellevin3056]

Alexander Patrick Since you sound AntiAmerica why don't you go live in North Korea & then you might elaborate more. A country that surpresses it's fellowman. The United States​ of America may not be a perfect country, but what country is, but sure beats North Korea with their fake shopping mall & computer lab, etc. Supression of religion or faith to add on & countless NK detectors who know the real deal unlike you. Go figure....

[@daniellevin3056]

Alexander Patrick Criticism of the regime or the leadership in North Korea, if reported, is enough to make you and your family ‘disappear’ from society and end up in a political prison camp. It goes without saying that there is no free media inside the country. The only opinion allowed to be voiced inside the country is the regime’s. It is illegal for the North Korean people to leave their country without the regime’s permission, and the regime attempts to restrict the people’s movement even inside their own country. If you wish to travel to another part of the country, you are supposed to have a specific purpose and obtain permission from your work unit. If you do not live in Pyongyang, the showcase capital where most resources are concentrated, you will likely be denied access. The regime has also forcibly relocated hundreds of thousands of North Koreans to less favorable parts of the country as a form of punishment and political persecution. Who's the real puppet pulling strings in NK?

[@conneryates1767]

Dragon Cocplayer No, the USSR started N Korea... Hence them explaining that Kim Jong Sun was put into place by the Russians... But I get it, it's fun to blame everything on the top dawg. As for Al Qaeda and ISIS, while I do believe we fueled the fire, I do not believe we are the cause of them. We did give them guns (Al Qaeda) to fight the Russians in the 80s, though.

[@nestorrodriguez5396]

Conner Yates e

[@Aguila1138]

Crazy how the most genuine interaction, with no facade or air of fakeness, was with the kids and a basketball.

[@blob431]

That girl with the red jacket gave such a sweet reaction when she thought the ball would drop on her face! You could truly tell it was real

[@DrummerDelight]

The guy staring at the Google page was priceless!😁

[@Ilikepie18855]

It’s probably still staged…. Since the tour guide secrete police allowed them to go down and play, must mean everything is in order

[@bt70a9]

Oh that was staged..

[@bernardsanderson5891]

@@bt70a9 I mean I don’t doubt that but the kids reactions to it were real

[@Gben4603]

Great sharing! Thanks, we really wish these exchanges continue-

[@samuelonthatop1125]

16:00 the whole computer lab part creeps me out so damn much , the dude they wanted them to meet was so scared

[@devne5496]

that's actually terrifying. imagine going overseas and everyone there is being controlled just for your pleasure like your in a real life simulation.

[@matthewjamal]

@Rene Media oh folks don’t wanna believe that. Our government might seem well and dandy, but that’s only comparatively.

[@maritjohnson]

Truman show is a movie about that exact concept

[@kkim0221]

That’s very cool

[@slavicman-bd7jn]

its like being inserted in the truman show,this time tailor made for you

[@faisfaizal5194]

Pretty all countries are like that. Some are just, much more subtle..

[@markclayton8977]

“I’ve played basketball on North Korean state TV” is not something many can say.

[@MustTilk]

Imagine being a VICE journalist being able to shake hands with Kim Jong-un and make a toast in the same table. I mean VICE! They've made many documentaries unfavourable to the DPRK and they get to go to a dinner with the "Dear" Leader. Insane tbh.

[@ryan123dean1]

Not just to even shake hands with Kim Jung-un

[@ab-15188]

I'd add that into my resume lmao

[@Nassi415]

Dont know why anybody would WANT to ever say that.

[@merlin6625]

I have always loved the Harlem Globetrotters, thank you men for the game and the hopes for our countries.

[@superdannny]

easily one of the best videos ever done by Vice

[@Casablancasky]

Little Kid: Give me food black man Globetrotter: What did he say? Interpreter: Welcome to our country Globetrotter: That's amazing!

[@blane6592]

🤣🤣

[@rebeccahphan6401]

omgg🤭☠️☠️☠️

[@ayokz777]

Jack jones Bcz the whole country is starving? Lmao

[@fundude6127]

Ayokz777 I don't think hes learned about north Korea yet in school

[@Treeezplz]

Lmfaooo omg

[@alromolor9168]

North Korea is a big movie set. Every one is an actor

[@gangsheit6501]

That statement Is in every way illogical, why would they build an entire shopping plaza, gym, 2 basketball arenas, an entire city and allow for those civilian parents and children at the end to converse for all but 4 Americans?

[@jojolafrite90]

He's right every aspect of tourism or journalism in North Korea is staged. And the capital isn't the whole country. And sometimes they actually stage a whole empty hotel just for 2 or 3 visiting strangers.

[@Channiej93]

@@jojolafrite90 thats not true at all. I was there in April and nowadays there are so many tourist groups coming in and out daily. Bold statement to say that things are staged. People live their life there, come on now. All those people have a daily life and things to do and things to see.

[@Channiej93]

ok so around 28 minutes there is a whole village of children in awe all acting? like they're acting amazed because they need to act for the cameras? oh so they bred a whole village of children purely for staged purposes? makes total sense.

[@drinkwater247]

and people who don't act well enough go to camps

[@PC_Simo]

Gotta love the String Theory guy’s reaction, @16:18: ”Who? Me? What? 😮” 😅.

[@elizabethrios7759]

And I also would like to respect the fact that these men totally turned down everything about their athletic abilities!!!!!! And like they were playing with small children didn't let them lose too bad!!!!❤

[@jackjohn1303]

I just noticed i have never heard kim jong uns voice

[@grannygootz5304]

jack john your head would explode from its magnificence.

[@stefanklok8240]

@@grannygootz5304 indeed

[@kimjong-un2459]

And you never shall. You no worthy.

[@alogicalgirloncesaid5140]

jack john yooooooooooo

[@martinplas5343]

It is deep as shit

[@bonbuilder1329]

Dennis Rodman tried so hard to not accidentally say something he would get killed for lmao

[@dontsubscribetome3262]

He best friend with Kim tho

[@bonbuilder1329]

@@dontsubscribetome3262 If Kim kills his family members, I’m pretty sure he’ll be able to kill his friends too

[@chE3z1]

he was probably sweating bullets while giving that speech

[@chameleonaram2lan866]

Rodman would be forgiven because that dictator has more to gain with him on his side than without him... I speak the truth

[@gabriel.fernandez6797]

Bro if the translator wanted to he could just say something false and absolute get that guy killed

[@sheteg1]

It’s too bad that western media only highlighted Dennis Rodman as a nutcase. He was a genius ! He entered into diplomacy in an intelligent way that no other western politician ever has. Hats off to the Harlem globetrotters and the producer of this doc

[@joshuaedwards3322]

It's been a while since I watched this documentary, were any political prisoners released during Rodman's visit? Did life get better for any North Koreans after this two week basketball camp? In my humble opinion ambassadors main mission is to make lasting changes around the world, not to be treated like a King for a day and fly out of there having changed nothing. Rodman gave these guys two weeks of basketball, while probably consuming more champagne and lobster than these people will see in a lifetime, he's not my hero.

[@MartaviousDodd]

​@@joshuaedwards3322What do you propose? Go in there and demand changes by waging war? Sanction them because of their atrocities? Browbeat them into submission? Alienate and isolate them from the world until they change? NEWFLASH!!! That isn't working either!! This group of individuals have brought more joy, peace, & goodwill to those North Koreans than anything the US has done in the past 70 years. Everything the US has done, it has done nothing to better or improve the plight of North Koreans. If anything they've made life worse. Stop being the wind & be the sun. It's not force that's going to evoke change, it's warmth.

[@NEWYORKER131]

all the ppl in the audience at the sea world not talking to each other and just looking forward silently is wild lol

[@kyleclancy4040]

looool he asked him in the elevator" is he recording?" He said "No he just has to hold that there for practice". With no hesitation.

[@badmelll]

Kyle Clancy lmao we American are liars

[@hazardous458]

Melanie Estrada He has balls

[@mohammadhazim981]

Can you time tag that

[@burp9695]

@@hazardous458 🎶 ...for the laaand of the freeeeeee, and the hooome of theeeee br...liaaaarsss. 🎶

[@jisooturtlerabbitkim7884]

@Robot blaster 5:55

[@lightskinballer4453]

That computer lab is my class when we switch from a game to the work that we’re supposed to be doing

[@slewch3106]

teacher,i'm not playing, i'm looking for porn

[@fanaticalplel1003]

ballerdopeman yeet same

[@Intelligent-Guy]

A fascinating documentary

[@sucrameD]

best video I have ever seen hands down

[@youtubeemployee6949]

Every second of this video was intense

[@alogicalgirloncesaid5140]

Every heart beat was intense one wrong clap and they’d all be sent to jail

[@mannu8185]

The first half of the video was fine until the second half where Kim shows up, and it made me intense at all times

[@twatenthusiast3660]

IKR

[@Myday_145]

Yep history

[@v4n3ss43]

Guide: ''Are you recording?'' Ryan: ''No. He just always has to hold that out for practice.''

[@Monificent]

If the North Koreans knew about sarcasm VICE would have been jailed that moment

[@code8825]

That guide is dead now

[@nikanor8152]

Sounds like something a North Korean reporter would be forced to do

[@jojolafrite90]

They tortured and killed him actually. But he was kind of stupid. You can break the rules and they won't even really be mad at you, but do anything that they may interpret as an insult to the leaders or system and that's something else to them.

[@FangirlRandomscrew]

jojolafrite90 Otto was top of his class in HS and went to University of VA and also happened to be a guy with common sense. My cousins went to hs with him and no one from that school thinks he actually would take down a poster. We can’t ever be sure but

[@whalehands4779]

That ending is enough to give me chills! Beautiful

[@maidacameron4093]

The one guy actually working on the computer that they spoke to looked scared and hesitate to speak. Everything on the tour and every where they went looks so staged and practiced. North Korea is scary and this video is amazing.

[@POPJack1717]

That guy knew if he said the wrong thing, he and his entire family would be killed. Crazy.

[@jerryflores9061]

"Oh sorry to disturb you while you work" "Oh i was just looking for my journals" 😂😂😂

[@ericbryan113]

Thought you guys might find this interesting. I did find a few North Korean physics papers on nature index, one of which was a published paper on string theory. www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/north-korea/faculty-of-physics-kim-il-sung-university/574d4d45140ba0452c8b4569

[@1000blabbities]

He looked like he was struggling with English

[@kbolternorris2676]

well you could say the exact opposite and call everything you know western propaganda. Knowledge isn't that straight forward you know, epistemology and truth ideas do tell us that

[@rileybrackman1464]

I died when Rodman threw "compadre" in there.... like any Korean-English translator would understand that

[@Yunglee453]

Yo but it did sound good tho he did that lol

[@Elchino5.7]

Isn’t a Spanish word ? Lol

[@alev3050]

@@Elchino5.7 yes lmao it’s like saying “dude”

[@mwolf9868]

@@alev3050 no, compadre literally is your son's godfather. In the end it's a dear friend but he needs to have this religious bond.

[@ashenone3050]

@@mwolf9868 but it is used the same way English speakers use dude

[@TheSoundConnoisseur]

The kids at the end. That was heartwarming

[@wooloo_vt1980]

The happiness in the children’s eyes when they held the spinning basketball was very sweet.

[@quotidian5077]

Their smiles were so pure and genuine. I'm happy they got to experience a little magic in their lives.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

Just a taste of autonomy is all it takes for a revolution

[@zanderw1199]

The best part of this documentary. Humans being humans.

[@yunggmarvl8594]

THIS REALLY BREAKS MY HEART

[@madrymadry6897]

The girl’s innocent laughter broke my heart The world is a cold dark place

[@TheLordNovo]

That white guy was shitting bricks when Kim Jong Un showed up

[@vaibhavgiria5997]

time snap ??

[@lmao9526]

25:28-26:48 i think idk

[@brycearchambault6260]

@@lmao9526 yeah it’s 25:28

[@kylemiske6389]

Also 18:25, lmfaoo

[@detroitcity27]

Yea I'm staight n the 🇺🇸

[@LoneHeckler]

This was actually a pretty good video. Thank you

[@andremachar5941]

Nice documentary💯very interesting

[@BIGXHEROS]

*Girls come out dancing* Kim Jong Un: smiles and waves Wife: Profusely sweats

[@sontang5621]

Now that's underrated

[@badmelll]

I saw him get excited for those dancing women too lol.

[@pennilesszen]

@vuxxii that's his sister, not wife

[@CarlosSanchez-en6mr]

Jenny Lee looks like his wife, but if it isn’t Wife back at home: Profusely sweats

[@SMIGET]

Goes to North Korea. “Do you take American Express?”

[@H-Rex141]

You don't? Well I wanna talk to your manager.

[@thekingofkingsrp]

Nah man Dennis got taken care of for free man.

[@markazulislam8202]

That's a test joke 😂, but she couldn't understand

[@razeal9560]

American Express, you mean the black card