Short film
Basketball Diplomacy
2013 · 31 min
A queasy, deadpan travelogue where celebrity spectacle collides with an opaque dictatorship, leaving a lingering unease beneath the oddball charm.
- Directed by
- Shane Smith
- Starring
- Dennis Rodman
- Overview
- With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE traveled to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, and an exhibition game.
- How it feels
- Satirical, absurd, cynical and light. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, celebrity, media, power
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Shane Smith
- Starring
- Dennis Rodman
