Kim Jong-nam also possessed powerful friends. The film follows the women's trials in an attempt to understand whether they are … And it seems so bizarre and unbelievable, but the more you look into it, the more you realize that it’s not, that it’s something that could totally happen, not just there, it could happen here.”. The tale almost beggars belief. Filmmaker Ryan White says his documentary feature “Assassins” one of the hardest documentaries he’s made. Filmmaker Ryan White ( The Keepers ) explores this puzzling murder case, delving into the lives of both women, and unpacking the bizarre story they claim demonstrates their innocence. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. “What we know now is that what was on the women’s hands was VX, which is a nerve agent, the most lethal chemical weapon in the world,” White tells Deadline. If you look back at that, historically, which feels like a lifetime ago, that was Trump’s first full month in office. Where did they come from?’ We had to go to their families and the people who knew them. Ryan White is the director of Visible: Out on Television, the first documentary series on Apple TV+, which explores the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of television. ‘Tiger King’ One Year Later: What’s the Latest on Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin? The film is also qualifying for Oscar consideration. Directed by Ryan White. "Assassins" director and Duke alum Ryan White to return to Duke for a virtual screening and discussion of his acclaimed documentary. He explores the lives of the assassins: Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong and how they were potentially manipulated into carrying out the assassination. They were excited to buy this film, but the U.S. was a bumpier road. White is the director of 'Ask Dr Ruth' (Hulu) and the Emmy-nominated series 'The Keepers' (Netflix). “He had very close ties with China because he was living in Macau, which is a Chinese territory and China exerts a lot of power over North Korea,” White comments. Assassins, the latest from director Ryan White, travels from the sanctums of Pyongyang to the rice fields of Indonesia and Vietnam to the courtrooms of Kuala Lumpur to tell an extraordinary tale of manipulation and subterfuge in the age of social media. Read Next: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Mank’ and More Land American Cinema Editors Nominations, How the Pandemic Has Changed the Location Scouting Industry, A Digital Payroll App Originally Focused on Sustainability, Castifi Now Provides COVID-Safe Solutions to Production, P!NK Documentary Launching Worldwide on May 21– Film News in Brief, ‘Mrs. This assassination happened in February 2017. It would be so hard to exonerate those women without that footage and you can see how it matches with their stories. Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Assassins directed by Ryan White for $9.99. Schedule-wise, it was crazy. The filmmakers gained access to the defendants’ legal teams, who painted a picture of two vulnerable women, both from poor backgrounds, so eager to earn some money they were duped into taking part in a sinister scheme. Directed by Ryan White (“The Keepers,” “Ask Dr. Ruth”) and produced by his longtime collaborator Jessica Hargrave, “Assassins” earned strong reviews at … I think that feeling is understandable, and I think that feeling from corporations could be hacked in a way that could be devastating to them or their bottom line. I was the clear direction it was headed. Assassins. He was introducing me to all his undercover sources which were espionage-like. It took me 30 hours to get there every time. Courtesy of rogerebert.com Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. With Siti Aisyah, Hadi Azmi, Anna Fifield, Doan Thi Huong. “He was always a constant threat to his brother…namely that he was questioning hereditary succession publicly…He was also making comments that he hoped the North Korean people would one day have a better life.”. White and Hargrave were keenly aware of the security challenges in making a film that touches on North Korea, given the notorious Sony Pictures Entertainment hack of 2014, allegedly orchestrated by North Korean cyber-agents. In 2017, Kim Jong-nam—half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un—walked into the departures area of the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, preparing to take a flight. The central question of the film was the Kim regime, the “Game of Thrones” backstory and why one brother was picked to inherit the throne, and there are geopolitical webs around it. “We had meetings with security consultants, including the FBI,” Hargrave explains. He was presenting this theory that Siti Aisyah, this Indonesian woman said yes, she was confessing to it, but she had said, ‘I did it unintentionally and I thought I was on a reality TV show.’. “The Japanese YouTube producers ended up being North Korean spies.”. Format: DVD. “She was … Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute If the lineup of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, held earlier this winter in Park City, Utah, is any indication, true crime is hotter than ever. I’m just thrilled this is seeing the light of day. Doubtfire’ Director Confirms Existence of R-Rated Cut. “She was wearing a ‘LOL’ sweatshirt,” notes White. 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It was by far the heaviest film I’ve ever made in that regard, the more we spent time on it, the more I started to believe the women might be innocent. I was always flying through Taipei and I always had a six-hour layover. But my producing partner Jess Hargrave and I got off the call thinking we should throw our hats in the ring. We knew we were probably going to be a scrappy one and difficult to get out into the world because of the threats from the North Korean regime. White’s credits include: “Visible: Out on Television” and “The Keepers.”. 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Ryan White (Director), Kim Jong-nam (Actor), Siti Aisyah (Actor) & Rated: NR. Assassins is a 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by Ryan White. We are lucky that a company like Greenwich has been brave enough to bring it to the world. The question was also, ‘Who are these women? Assassins director Ryan White Austin Hargrave One of the killers, a Vietnamese woman named Doan Thi Huong, sported a cheeky outfit for the deadly encounter. So, the judge would have ultimately decided their fate – a mandatory death penalty. November 11, 2020 8:04am Greenwich Entertainment has unwrapped the first trailer for Assassins, Ryan White’s latest documentary that had its world premiere at … I think, for Americans, this was just a headline, and yet, it was one of the biggest political assassinations of our lifetime. “Going into it we’re both skeptics, we thought it seemed that it wasn’t plausible,” Hargrave recalls. It talks about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam and the two assassins who were tricked. Ryan White-directed 'Assassins' documentary examines the murder of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam. Ryan White is a producer and director, known for The Case Against 8 (2014), Good Ol' Freda (2013) and Ask Dr. Ruth (2019). Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews and buy Assassins directed by Ryan White for €9.99. 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Booking Inquiries booking@ greenwichentertainment.com. ‘Assassins’ Review: A Clear Documentary About the Craziest Murder of the 21st Century Ryan White's riveting documentary unpacks the … Copyright © 2021 Penske Business Media, LLC. Assassins. Ryan White deftly crafted The Keepers and Ask Dr. Ruth among other documentaries. © Copyright 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. ASSASSINS questions every angle of this case, from human trafficking to high-level political espionage to the inner dynamics of the North Korean dynasty. List Price: $19.95: Price: $13.99 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime & FREE Returns Return this item for free. “It is the million dollar question, is the why, why do it in this fashion? We were meeting people in dark alleys or taxis. Box Office Booms To $1M+; Kelly Marie Tran Greets El Capitan ‘Raya’ Moviegoers, Oscar Best Picture Noms See Halo At Weekend B.O. We want to hear from you! 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