Mads Brügger

A couple nights ago I watched two documentaries back to back by Mads Brügger: The Red Chapel and The Ambassador. Both were excellent and are available on Netflix instant. What struck me about them was Mads courage. In The Red Chapel Mads goes to North Korea under the pretense of a cultural exchange. In The Ambassador he purchases a diplomatic position to set himself up in the blood diamond business in the Central African Republic. In both films there is the potential for great danger and death. In both films he goes to great lengths to show us how corrupt and distorted these particular countries are. At times he seems almost too single minded using whatever and whoever he can to make his point, even himself. Both films are powerful, they pack a punch, but at times you wonder what the real message is or if he is being somewhat corrupted by his investigations. There has to be a great personal cost to him. Mads strikes me as incredibly intelligent, fanatically driven, and seems to have no scruples at all about doing whatever it takes to get to the truth. He is absolutely captivating to watch and I cannot wait for his next film.

I can't recommend these films enough.