Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine
60 mins
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.
Tristan Chytroschek
Producer
Ifang Bremer
Researcher
Andre Grabinski
Camera Operator
Wonjung Bae
Researcher
Lukas Augustin
Camera Operator
Sam-Hyun Meng
Camera Operator
Steffen Bartneck
Editor
Nidal Abdulmonem
Researcher
Marc Buehler
Camera Operator
André Froelian
Color Grading
Milan Meyer-Kaya
Original Music Composer
Artur Sommerfeld
Sound Mixer
Xanti Abaskal
Camera Operator
Sebastian Weis
Writer
Lukas Augustin
Co-Director
Sebastian Weis
Director