How do you expose an evil regime? Do you shout slogans and shake your tiny fist from far away? Danish filmmaker Mads Brugger had a different idea: Let’s form a comedy troupe and seek an invitation to put on a show for the Dear Leader, dictator Kim Jong Il. Inexplicably, North Korea’s paranoid and secretive regime welcomed Brugger and two Danish-Korean comedians, Jacob Nossell and Simon Jul. The documentary plunges viewers down a rabbit hole into a land of fear, weirdness and deception. The Danes are every bit as bad: They lie to their hosts at every opportunity, making fun of North Korea’s Stalin-esque leaders without their even being aware. Later, the comedians sing a Danish hippie song; the North Korean officials appear deeply moved by the lyrics and applaud heartily. The starvation of North Korean citizens is never explicitly exposed, but the effects of living in such a total dictatorship is stunningly on display. Last year at Sundance, The Red Chapel won for best foreign documentary. (Denmark | 88 mins) Read our story about this