[1] The entire trip is a ruse: the trio are actually trying to get a chance to portray the absurdity of the pantomime life they are forced to lead in the DPRK.

The film turns deeply emotional as Jacob Nossell has spastic paralysis and North Korea has been accused of disposing of the disabled.

The film features roughly the same contents as the 4-part documentary series Det Røde Kapel.

Los Angeles Times reviewer Mark Olson called it "shocking, funny and wildly outrageous" and "a real find".

[2] The New York Times reviewer Neil Genzlinger found it sloppy and thought it had "no revelations to offer".