Kim Jong-nam

Born: 1971-05-10

Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favour after embarrassing the regime in 2001 with a failed attempt to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a false passport, although Kim himself said his loss of favour had been due to advocating reform. Kim Jong-nam was exiled from North Korea c. 2003, becoming an occasional critic of his family's regime. His younger paternal half-brother, Kim Jong Un, was named heir apparent in September 2010. Kim Jong-nam was assassinated in Malaysia on 13 February 2017 with the nerve agent VX. The Wall Street Journal on 10 June 2019 reported that former US officials stated that Kim Jong-nam had been a CIA source.


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Beyond Utopia

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-10-23

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they...

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Assassins

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Released: 2021-08-12

True crime meets global spy thriller in this gripping account of the assassination of Kim...

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Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography

as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: 2015-09-23

A journey through several countries to find those who really know Kim Jong-un, North Korea's...

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North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-01-18

A journey through Kim Jong Un’s past and present to understand the man and the myth who holds...

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Korea, A Hundred Years of War

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-06-11

A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history...

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North Korea's Deadly Dictator

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Released: 2017-09-29

The assassination of Kim Jong-nam occurred on 13 February 2017 when two women attacked him with...

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Spycraft

as Self
First aired: 2021-01-20

The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed...

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