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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@Toasty_-jx6zk
4 жыл бұрын
RayPat 7734 did you watch the fucking video?
@randysavage1
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
fanny bag lmao nah, they don’t like Christians either, nor any religion except what they put out.
@themanwnoname3454
4 жыл бұрын
VICE News 2019 “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore: (Vice) (Truth) >-< (Vice) • “Respect and dignity, 2019?”
@Misfits_monkey
4 жыл бұрын
you're clearly dead wrong budds
The guy staring at Google home screen is trying to figure out something he can google that won’t get him killed.
@simonthomas1878
4 жыл бұрын
you know this commnt means he is dead right?
@boredcast5149
4 жыл бұрын
@@simonthomas1878 what
@spazmaster6731
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
Spazmaster Lmfaooo that was a old screenshot of google
@raivis2973
4 жыл бұрын
Just by knowing how to read probably gets you killed
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
4 жыл бұрын
Michael Jordan this actually made me laugh😂
@tannerdylan5972
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
@@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
3 жыл бұрын
I thought the guy who they interrupted was gonna say " yes, no problem, I was just catching up on my PH videos"
@jasonyen123
3 жыл бұрын
“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”
So how do you say “live 10,000 years” in Korean? “AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”
@DaHuntersTrophy
5 ай бұрын
😂😅
@Swanee.
3 ай бұрын
😂😂
@BARAJAS-vargas
Ай бұрын
I need to show Bonnie 😂
@siyandamaduna1355
Ай бұрын
😂
@snan9402
28 күн бұрын
"만세" pronounced "manse". It sounds like screaming becasue they're all saying it at once
"You like coke?" "Yeah I love coke" usually goes a lot differently in other countries XD
@DaHuntersTrophy
5 ай бұрын
😂😅
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
4 жыл бұрын
I think he was making a joke, not sure tho
@BarrieBM
4 жыл бұрын
And got to shook kim jong uns hand
@BarrieBM
4 жыл бұрын
@@aricarl6799 In the video you can literally see him shake kim jong un's hand
@smokaa1202
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
@@BarrieBM talking about him only playing basketball for 5 days
North Korea is like when you have friends coming over and your mom wants the house spotless.
@robertsutherland6824
4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hensley lmao
@stephanytello8383
4 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY I was like what does this remind me of
@thanato-phobia
4 жыл бұрын
and the kim family is the greatest live action anime / reality tv show of all time
@bananabread1439
4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hensley That would be my mom
@user-rc1ik6hg2t
4 жыл бұрын
Good shit lol.
the sound of them all chanting "live 1000 years" sounds like a horror movie soundtrack
@bbi2.052
Жыл бұрын
Literally
This is a timeless documentary. Truly watching history unfold.
@bball3048mmfr
3 ай бұрын
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
2 ай бұрын
@@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
Ай бұрын
When what we've learned about North Korea hasn't changed one bit, its eery how little information has changed since this.
I also stare blankly at Google instead of getting actual work done
@ramblingcanuk2801
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Fitzgerald lol
@greentea3133
6 жыл бұрын
😄😄
5 жыл бұрын
but are you oppress?
@denmia1066
5 жыл бұрын
beastly LOL
@jfly338
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha shit made me laugh during the video.
Don’t make fun of the guy staring at google, his job is to make sure it is still there.
@paulocanecarlthedamnjohnson
5 жыл бұрын
WuzNab lol
@Longmachao
5 жыл бұрын
fck me, this comment got me good.
@umangjain293
5 жыл бұрын
WuzNab 😂😂
@adityapratapsingh546
5 жыл бұрын
He hasn't refreshed the page since internet went down...
@crtlshift_c48
5 жыл бұрын
ha hahaha!!! your a legend dude!
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
Жыл бұрын
LOL
@percanatord3461
Жыл бұрын
Lmao 🤣🤣🤣
@jevans1017
2 ай бұрын
How long did you last there?
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
Жыл бұрын
It was very touching, the globetrotters seem like such beautiful souls.
@PC_Simo
9 ай бұрын
I totally agree 😌🎯.
@ChrisLegg17
2 ай бұрын
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
2 ай бұрын
They sold themselves to kiss kimmys ass
Imagine telling your grandkids you had dinner with Kim Jong-un
@Max-hf3ku
4 жыл бұрын
got drunk and did karaoke with Kim Jong Un* lol
@seulgi4655
4 жыл бұрын
bruh i wanted to do that but now hes.... dead as hell.
@streetball809
4 жыл бұрын
My grand kids would say, mmm sooo wwwhat??!! Iknow them they such douches
@WizardMusicProductions
4 жыл бұрын
@@seulgi4655 bruh hes nota dead
@paulh3261
4 жыл бұрын
paym4n bro that’s like saying you went to satans house for a playdate
That translator could have literally started WWIII
@abelnicolae
3 жыл бұрын
@Ramsn Sora you're dumb
@saranshpathak962
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@Gunz1234
3 жыл бұрын
@Ramsn Sora your dumb
@Gunz1234
3 жыл бұрын
@Ramsn Sora you'er
@loonahater
3 жыл бұрын
Ramsn Sora you’re so dumb
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
3 ай бұрын
Lol come on, they aren't friends. They're bang bros😂
*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.*
that dude on the computer was scared for his life
@grannygootz5304
5 жыл бұрын
Alec Nguyen you could see it in his eyes. 😓
@synnny
5 жыл бұрын
scared he would screw up his lines
@lr861
5 жыл бұрын
No seriously that was creepy af he was terrified
@grannygootz5304
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
I felt so bad for that poor guy. Hopefully his performance was enough to keep he and his family out of prison or worse.
Captions: “Live 10,000 years!” Crowd: “aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa”
@BobLoblaw23
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@bonggesasangsangma739
4 жыл бұрын
@@BobLoblaw23 they're screaming banzai
@barezosman1857
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@rexdaylawn1609
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@unioprefec
4 жыл бұрын
all i hear is live earrape
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.
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
9 ай бұрын
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
8 ай бұрын
@@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
8 ай бұрын
@@variaxi935 I mean... They literally have (one) nuke. We could probably decapitate their leadership on a weekend.
Kim when he’s watching basketball: 😶😐 Kim when he sees the cheerleading team: 😊😃
@BWBDCan
3 жыл бұрын
That's alot of people at basketball games.... Well any sports that does something similar to half time.
@zabukoii8081
3 жыл бұрын
@Rafael Dejesus fucking golden comment. I love you
@piyushmate3837
3 жыл бұрын
Very true. I noticed that🤣
@holymoutain9457
3 жыл бұрын
😁👋
@johnathansmith713
3 жыл бұрын
Omg is kim what I think he is ?????????????😶🤭
Crazy to think this could’ve been the first time many of them have ever seen a black person
@dankus.memeokus4192
3 жыл бұрын
It is the first time
@martinezzyking579
3 жыл бұрын
True
@TheIgoomba
3 жыл бұрын
@Koushik H it's crazy
@cornerstonemasonry299
3 жыл бұрын
Yup.... I remember my first time.
@aaliyahrobinson6633
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
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.
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
People: AAAAAEEGAAAAAAAEGHHHHHHH Subtitles: Live 10,000 years!
@jaydenamster9387
3 жыл бұрын
They actually say: MANZEH (long live)
@kingkong2598
3 жыл бұрын
@@jaydenamster9387 manzeh x Manseh o
@lmao9526
3 жыл бұрын
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@faisal4997
3 жыл бұрын
BANZAAIIIII !!!
@danielitopichardo4778
3 жыл бұрын
Es lanolin catolico
People: EEHHHHHHHHHHH Translations: LIVE 10,000 YEARS!
@hyunji7312
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@musicspacelamp3579
4 жыл бұрын
The shouts are so loud you can literally hear the audio recording clipping
@100TZE
4 жыл бұрын
They are actually saying Man-Sae.. but really loud
@jg14gerhard_bar
4 жыл бұрын
nah they were saying EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............................EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............................................EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@airriongalloway6998
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣😂🤣 bruh stop.
Imagine unexpectedly getting introduced to Kim Jong Un. 😂
@DaHuntersTrophy
5 ай бұрын
😂😅
@littlerat760
5 ай бұрын
u would be so scared cuz look at him wrong and i'm done for lol
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.
Crazy to think that some of these people have probably never even seen a black person
@danngugi7523
4 жыл бұрын
Actually All Of Them..
@saltybuttpepper1766
4 жыл бұрын
chocolate man. oh wait, they've never seen chocolate either.
@gayassmarioyoloswag69x5
4 жыл бұрын
Lucky them.
@knoblauch3450
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
Not crazy at all. USA isn't the center of the world, y'know
I kinda understand King Jong-Un. I only clean my room when I know I will get visit.
@sethandrade4703
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha accurate !
@sparkie1708
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@yeriina4198
3 жыл бұрын
Lol right
@anaribeiro5414
3 жыл бұрын
Meu deus kkkk
@lmao9526
3 жыл бұрын
fr bro
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
7 ай бұрын
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.
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..
this video is so underrated, that is straight up history
@billyjeanvogul7770
4 жыл бұрын
right??
@mike-gt8yo
4 жыл бұрын
its fucking nuts
@xxnoregretzxxzzz4389
4 жыл бұрын
Alex DiStefano now i have a strange urge to go to north korea
@XXXTentaclez
4 жыл бұрын
my comment will be researched
@messianic_scam
4 жыл бұрын
We dont care about your stupid yank propoganda
The saddest moment has got to be the computer lab. He really had no idea how obvious his lie was to them...
@BravoWifi
9 жыл бұрын
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
9 жыл бұрын
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
9 жыл бұрын
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
9 жыл бұрын
takerdust They buyed that? Well thats something I didn't know.
@takerdust
9 жыл бұрын
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
This is probably one of the greatest pieces of journalism in history
The part at the end with the kids always puts a smile on my face.
Kim Jon Un looks more interested in the women than the basket ball game.
@SM-1010
5 жыл бұрын
Ohh that makes me sick
@max4million47
5 жыл бұрын
WuzNab HAHA I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED 🤣🤣
@Mc-vw2fd
5 жыл бұрын
hes thinking about hes nukes lmao
@FrancisBehnen
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, noticed that as well. Think I read a report somewhere that he doesn't only look at them
@swedishcheems8869
5 жыл бұрын
TSG KiLLem Twice yup i agree
I also clapped, just in case...
@andrecristales1756
3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHA 💀🤣🤣
@nowshinnoor6035
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha....and i laughed, just in case.....
@laplacekovalski3272
3 жыл бұрын
@@nowshinnoor6035 :D
@slicks5664
3 жыл бұрын
I'm still clapping, and the vid ended 12 minutes ago.
@nowshinnoor6035
3 жыл бұрын
@@slicks5664 lol...this is the best...you won a apartment, gift from Supreme leader 😂😂😂😂
Amazing and beautifully projected documentary. Thank you for posting this.
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
7 ай бұрын
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.
When Vice literally influenced history.
@TheIndogamer
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
And Vice shit themselves when Trump got them to make peace with S Korea.
@pali1H
5 жыл бұрын
@@WEBTEAM1000 Ah gotcha. In your research, what exactly did Obama do to pressure NK?
@sodiumvlogs7630
5 жыл бұрын
@@pali1H so true
@MrEmmanuel678
5 жыл бұрын
Lotfi Adam you are a man of the informed. Would love to see this paper!
Dennis rodman is actually a very good ambassador of peace. Bro rlly has no enemies.
Absolutely sobbing at the end. Literally nothing can stop the human spirit coming together over the love of a round ball.
“Are you recording” “No he just has to hold it for practice” LMAOOOO
@salvie777
3 жыл бұрын
RIGHT I FUCKING CRIED
@football_goats4u982
3 жыл бұрын
@@salvie777 where?
@sontang5621
3 жыл бұрын
@@football_goats4u982 5:52
@proculusjulius7035
3 жыл бұрын
@@salvie777 how awful are you? 😂
Crazy how the most genuine interaction, with no facade or air of fakeness, was with the kids and a basketball.
@blob431
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
The guy staring at the Google page was priceless!😁
@Ilikepie18855
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
Oh that was staged..
@bernardsanderson5891
2 жыл бұрын
@@bt70a9 I mean I don’t doubt that but the kids reactions to it were real
Extremely insightful and an incredible testimony of such an experience most don’t have the honors to achieve. Treasure this.
Great education video! Really helped my students out!! Way to go Ryan Duffy on your layup!
@josephsolomon5522
8 ай бұрын
Agreed!
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
3 жыл бұрын
@Rene Media oh folks don’t wanna believe that. Our government might seem well and dandy, but that’s only comparatively.
@maritjohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Truman show is a movie about that exact concept
@kkim0221
3 жыл бұрын
That’s very cool
@slavicman-bd7jn
3 жыл бұрын
its like being inserted in the truman show,this time tailor made for you
@faisfaizal5194
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty all countries are like that. Some are just, much more subtle..
I love how uninterested Kim was at the match but smiles when there’s cheer dancing 😂
@yourn1ghtmare518
3 жыл бұрын
yeah i notice that too XD
@rema11769
3 жыл бұрын
thats because he really knew the exact nba when he studied in foreign countries and grew up watching
@RatsRatsIsthebest
3 жыл бұрын
@Armed Chicano omg
@arcadeplayer9804
3 жыл бұрын
They're losing so yeah lmao
@jesuschrist2268
3 жыл бұрын
@Armed Chicano literally how?
Gotta love the String Theory guy’s reaction, @16:18: ”Who? Me? What? 😮” 😅.
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
Kim Jung-Un is literally watching the basketball game like: "Make that shot, or else you know what happens"
@ianc1187
3 жыл бұрын
lmfaooooooi
@sourabhtripathi0986
3 жыл бұрын
Make thay shot, or you get shot😂
@AayanKhattak
3 жыл бұрын
@@sourabhtripathi0986 beat me to it
@RatsRatsIsthebest
3 жыл бұрын
Omg
@robb4951
3 жыл бұрын
You could see the fear in their eyes. They're all just thinking please don't fucking get us killed
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
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
It's the only pure place left on this unholy planet. It should stay as it is.
@Concon-bu4bp
3 жыл бұрын
@@babaruuts okay move to North Korea then.
@babaruuts
3 жыл бұрын
@@Concon-bu4bp Would if I could tbh
@Concon-bu4bp
3 жыл бұрын
@@babaruuts do you not like freedom?
Those 3 globetrotter guys were so awesome! The perfect ambassadors!
That computer lab scene actually had me dying. Real NPC’s.. This is a timeless documentary. Truly watching history unfold..
Dennis Rodman just chillin in North Korea is so funny and weird to me
@999dunkins
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I mean they are on the same team right, RIGHT??
@4nlimited3dition_4n3d
2 жыл бұрын
Chilling in North Korea, with Kim Jong-un
@kimmyjong-un3894
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@typhoon5150
2 жыл бұрын
very
@ozekk4465
2 жыл бұрын
To be honest it's the very essence of who he was as a player and a person.
Dennis Rodman tried so hard to not accidentally say something he would get killed for lmao
@dontsubscribetome3262
3 жыл бұрын
He best friend with Kim tho
@bonbuilder1329
3 жыл бұрын
@@dontsubscribetome3262 If Kim kills his family members, I’m pretty sure he’ll be able to kill his friends too
@chE3z1
3 жыл бұрын
he was probably sweating bullets while giving that speech
@chameleonaram2lan866
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Bro if the translator wanted to he could just say something false and absolute get that guy killed
easily one of the best videos ever done by Vice
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.
@shankar4330
13 күн бұрын
Dawn that hit me too hard
that dude just staring at Google is a big mood LMAOO
@BB-kt5eb
4 жыл бұрын
Ryan Lynch I’ll bet it was only a screenshot
@kaassaus4230
4 жыл бұрын
@@BB-kt5eb it wasnt. You can actually see the line in the search bar blinking.
@5.3cheyito
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaassaus4230 the public Doe's have Google tho it probly a North Korean website to portrait google
@5.3cheyito
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaassaus4230 doesn't*
@kaassaus4230
4 жыл бұрын
@@5.3cheyito you must be fun at partys
the moment at the end where the globe trotter put the basketball on the girls finger gave me chills, why isn't that shot more praised wow
@o0oMrTTo0o
5 жыл бұрын
FOR REAL, it needs to be an iconic shot in the future
@Dapryor
5 жыл бұрын
Great point
@wordpolice7564
5 жыл бұрын
You can see mortal terror on her face when the basketball falls. Fear of failure and punishment already deeply instilled .
@wanleaf
5 жыл бұрын
@@wordpolice7564 i think her finger was hurt from the spinning, not fear of failure... I believe those kids although looking ordinary, probably come from previlige families
@thenewdali1
5 жыл бұрын
That shot literally brought a tear to my eye
I have always loved the Harlem Globetrotters, thank you men for the game and the hopes for our countries.
A fascinating documentary
That computer lab is my class when we switch from a game to the work that we’re supposed to be doing
@slewch3106
5 жыл бұрын
teacher,i'm not playing, i'm looking for porn
@fanaticalplel1003
4 жыл бұрын
ballerdopeman yeet same
Every second of this video was intense
@alogicalgirloncesaid5140
5 жыл бұрын
Every heart beat was intense one wrong clap and they’d all be sent to jail
@mannu8185
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
IKR
@Myday_145
2 жыл бұрын
Yep history
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!!!!❤
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
Жыл бұрын
preach
@CytotoxinK
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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?
These folks been on lockdown their whole life
@JavierRodriguez-mc5fj
4 жыл бұрын
Ive never thought of it like that!?
@larsonracies8636
4 жыл бұрын
Fr
@remcoai
4 жыл бұрын
Their whole life
@goreil2489
4 жыл бұрын
That’s a very clever and true comment sir
@anaghks1343
4 жыл бұрын
Their*
My Grandfather fled the North during the war many years ago and came to South Korea. He passed away before I was born but I'm always thankful for what he did. As someone who does not need subtitles to understand them, it breaks my heart to see my brothers and sisters living under such oppression. I could have easily been born on the wrong side of the border.
@riofro1318
2 жыл бұрын
Dude you are so lucky. I feel bad for north korean people
@MrKarateHandlesYou
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're able to come at this and respect to your grandfather
@aninite2780
2 жыл бұрын
U were this close on the verge of destruction
@swlee9016
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrKarateHandlesYou thank you
@Stephanie-tc4kj
2 жыл бұрын
This is my story too, except my family fled Cuba. Thankful to them, but i feel guilty that most of our family is there.
Great sharing! Thanks, we really wish these exchanges continue-
The happiness in the children’s eyes when they held the spinning basketball was very sweet.
@quotidian5077
3 жыл бұрын
Their smiles were so pure and genuine. I'm happy they got to experience a little magic in their lives.
@PartnershipsForYou
2 жыл бұрын
Just a taste of autonomy is all it takes for a revolution
@zanderw1199
2 жыл бұрын
The best part of this documentary. Humans being humans.
@yunggmarvl8594
2 жыл бұрын
THIS REALLY BREAKS MY HEART
@madrymadry6897
2 жыл бұрын
The girl’s innocent laughter broke my heart The world is a cold dark place
*ungodly Korean screaming from the microphone* Subtitles: "Live 10,000 years!"
@supercarspotters8504
4 жыл бұрын
10,000 years cut a little short
@sordidzucchini1303
4 жыл бұрын
Supercar Spotters yea lmao
@seulgi4655
4 жыл бұрын
만세 means "long live"
@yw5103
4 жыл бұрын
AUGUHGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAA What beautiful words
@sebastianhernandez2991
4 жыл бұрын
Supercar Spotters Lololol
The Harlem Globetrotters are a national treasure ever since they were founded. They might be one of the best examples of humanity
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.
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
4 жыл бұрын
Kyle Clancy lmao we American are liars
@hazardous458
4 жыл бұрын
Melanie Estrada He has balls
@mohammadhazim981
4 жыл бұрын
Can you time tag that
@burp9695
4 жыл бұрын
@@hazardous458 🎶 ...for the laaand of the freeeeeee, and the hooome of theeeee br...liaaaarsss. 🎶
@jisooturtlerabbitkim7884
4 жыл бұрын
@Robot blaster 5:55
“I’ve played basketball on North Korean state TV” is not something many can say.
@MustTilk
3 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
Not just to even shake hands with Kim Jung-un
@ab-15188
2 жыл бұрын
I'd add that into my resume lmao
@Nassi415
2 жыл бұрын
Dont know why anybody would WANT to ever say that.
best video I have ever seen hands down
all the ppl in the audience at the sea world not talking to each other and just looking forward silently is wild lol
I died when Rodman threw "compadre" in there.... like any Korean-English translator would understand that
@Yunglee453
3 жыл бұрын
Yo but it did sound good tho he did that lol
@Elchino5.7
3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t a Spanish word ? Lol
@alev3050
3 жыл бұрын
@@Elchino5.7 yes lmao it’s like saying “dude”
@mwolf9868
3 жыл бұрын
@@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
3 жыл бұрын
@@mwolf9868 but it is used the same way English speakers use dude
"Are you filming?" "No, he just has to always hold that out for practice." Savage
@WaitingForStorm
2 жыл бұрын
"Are you trying to shoot me in the head?" "No, we just have to always hold it up for practice."
@brianclemons5375
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@mf2442
2 жыл бұрын
based linux
@Slayer-Wulf
2 жыл бұрын
Persuasion 100
@extrm161
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zntqx5aNka3em6w.html ......
This was actually a pretty good video. Thank you
Those computer guys specially that guy who just stared at Google's home page got me laughing the most😂
@icantbreathe3830
3 ай бұрын
Idk man why they're just staring at the computer and doin nothing😂
It's honestly insane how Vice literally got to shake kim jong uns hand....
@stephen8308
6 жыл бұрын
MRxROID just like The Interview but without the poison
@Pfftztt
Ай бұрын
Hope he disinfected his hands afterwards. Bleh.🤦🏻♀️🇨🇦
Guide: ''Are you recording?'' Ryan: ''No. He just always has to hold that out for practice.''
@Monificent
4 жыл бұрын
If the North Koreans knew about sarcasm VICE would have been jailed that moment
@code8825
4 жыл бұрын
That guide is dead now
@nikanor8152
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something a North Korean reporter would be forced to do
@jojolafrite90
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
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
Even after nine years, this is epic filmmaking.
That ending is enough to give me chills! Beautiful
The momment at the end was so heartwarming, bless those kids.
@belle369
4 жыл бұрын
It was so sweet.
@subodhsk1987
4 жыл бұрын
So sweet kids
@angelortega5665
4 жыл бұрын
Subodh sk yes
@otaviojohannjardim1702
4 жыл бұрын
They are either dead or starving.
@angelortega5665
4 жыл бұрын
OTAVIO JOHANN JARDIM ummm ok have some damn optimism
*Girls come out dancing* Kim Jong Un: smiles and waves Wife: Profusely sweats
@sontang5621
4 жыл бұрын
Now that's underrated
@badmelll
4 жыл бұрын
I saw him get excited for those dancing women too lol.
@pennilesszen
4 жыл бұрын
@vuxxii that's his sister, not wife
@CarlosSanchez-en6mr
4 жыл бұрын
Jenny Lee looks like his wife, but if it isn’t Wife back at home: Profusely sweats
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
This was so well made!
Little Kid: Give me food black man Globetrotter: What did he say? Interpreter: Welcome to our country Globetrotter: That's amazing!
@blane6592
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@rebeccahphan6401
3 жыл бұрын
omgg🤭☠️☠️☠️
@ayokz777
3 жыл бұрын
Jack jones Bcz the whole country is starving? Lmao
@fundude6127
3 жыл бұрын
Ayokz777 I don't think hes learned about north Korea yet in school
@Treeezplz
3 жыл бұрын
Lmfaooo omg
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
3 жыл бұрын
Agree, I noticed it too.
@aviation19k71
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@Ksouel
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in the alternate side of the universe. Dude literally shat his pants. True story.
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
5 ай бұрын
yeah that was so sad, they didn't seem happy at all
@CheeseBrie
5 ай бұрын
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
5 ай бұрын
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
4 ай бұрын
@CheeseBrie Your comment is ridiculously laughable & pathetic. Do some research before spewing idiotic horse crap.
One of the best documentary i've been see
Kim: this is boring asf Also kim: hey ladies
@yogidemis8513
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I noticed that too.😂
@mr.hithere4346
4 жыл бұрын
jaroslava popova tf are you talking about
@taaj4403
4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Hi there I peeped that 😂
@smolpp585
4 жыл бұрын
@Sunny Delight oh no he made a joke! how terrible....
@newrocker6730
4 жыл бұрын
Sunny Delight stop crying
This is without a doubt the most interesting video I’ve ever watched.
@lisandroge
4 жыл бұрын
You can see the pain in the peoples eyes. Some more clearly than others. And there leader almost looks as if hes living in a state of constant fear. When he enters the stadiums, and the crowd applauds his eyes change for a glimpse to that of satisfaction.
@xbeats4229
4 жыл бұрын
Me too bro 💯
@DreKC
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Very unique set of circumstances vividly captured. This is absolutely an important piece of history, I’ve watched it all the way through dozens of times over the years.
@samr7609
4 жыл бұрын
Cornelius Erup Larsen fax
@permafrost8894
4 жыл бұрын
the ending was super wholesome I couldn't stop grinning
The kids at the end. That was heartwarming
baseket ball guys are amazing! and yes they guy made a history
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
4 жыл бұрын
That guy knew if he said the wrong thing, he and his entire family would be killed. Crazy.
@jerryflores9061
4 жыл бұрын
"Oh sorry to disturb you while you work" "Oh i was just looking for my journals" 😂😂😂
@ericbryan113
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
He looked like he was struggling with English
@kbolternorris2676
4 жыл бұрын
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