SummaryThe audacious murder of the brother of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jon Un in a crowded Malaysian airport sparked a worldwide media frenzy. At the center of the investigation are two young women who are either cold-blooded killers or unwitting pawns in a political assassination. ASSASSINS goes beyond the headlines to question every angle of t... Read More
Directed By:Ryan White
Assassins
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
79% Positive
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Dec 17, 2020
88
Although the event and aftermath were widely, exhaustively covered, I don’t think I’m the only one who lost the thread early. This not knowing is part of what makes Ryan White’s extraordinary documentary Assassins, about the trial of the two young women, so compulsively compelling.
Jan 28, 2021
80
What an extraordinary story of sexism, violence, diplomatic bad faith and dishonesty on an international scale.
Feb 1, 2020
80
Assassins is a terrific true-crime story, but it’s also a documentary thriller about the new world disorder.
Dec 14, 2020
75
White plays it straight, and deftly untangles the different webs of meaning and implication, political, social and otherwise, to draw us into Siti and Doan's worlds, to understand how the girls were tricked and used as pawns in a deadly North Korean family feud.
Feb 1, 2020
75
The story is so outlandish — and the film so dry — that it’s hard not to be impressed by the discipline White showed in refusing to have more fun with it.
Jan 29, 2021
60
It’s a fascinating news story, but the film’s additional, if entertaining speculations remain just that.
Feb 1, 2020
60
While informative, I never leaned forward and engaged with the events documented.
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Nov 23, 2021
7
This is an intrguing documentary. I remember hearing the story in the news a few years ago and certainly Korea (esp. North Korea) is well known for being incredibly secretive as far as their royalty and government is concerned. Its a good, solid documentary. I felt it was interesting in terms of the media/press perspectives, the way the legal case developed and so on. If your interested in the story or North Korea in general, then I'd recommend this documentary, yes.
Production Company:
- Tripod Media
Release Date:Dec 11, 2020
Duration:1 h 44 m
Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination
Americana Film Fest
• 1 Nomination
