Maneuvers in the Dark

Top 6 Billed Cast

Jakob Ohlsson
Jakob Ohlsson

Jacob Åhström
Jacob Åhström

Tor Rauden Källstigen
Tor Rauden Källstigen

Fredrik Bergström
Fredrik Bergström

David Sundin
David Sundin

Julia Hederus
Julia Hederus

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    Maneuvers in the Dark

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    Maneuvers in the Dark is the story of how three young Swedish entrepreneurs manage to sneak through the backdoor of North Korea in an attempt to produce jeans in the country, and of the spiraling repercussions that follow as they begin to trade with the worlds most sealed dictatorship.

  • Release Date

    2012-03-02

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
  • Tagline

    The North Korean Jeans Story

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English한국어/조선말svenska
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