Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine

Büro 39 - Nordkoreas schwarze Kassen

Overview

How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth finances a nuclear weapons program large enough to challenge the USA? The answer: Bureau 39, a legendary organization nestled deep inside the government apparatus. Its aim is to procure foreign exchange by any means possible to provide Kim Jong-un’s regime with money.

Production

A&O Buero Filmproduktion, ZDFinfo, DR TV, RTS, NRK, VRT, YLE, Vice Studios