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44 out of 100

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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    40
    Arguably the most dysfunctional culture of the past few centuries, North Korea is a cosmically mad movie waiting to happen. But for now, Heikin's is merely insubstantial.
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  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Nicolas Rapold
    60
    The filmmaker strikes gold in her varied selection of defectors, especially the military man fed up with the myopic chain of command.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    50
    These harrowing tales are reason enough to see the movie. But Ms. Heikin wants to provide a total experience, so she adds in propaganda films, her own animated presentation of Korean history and, most noticeably, a pair of female dancers… It’s as bad an idea as it sounds.
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