Episode
VICE: The Hermit Kingdom
Overview
Basketball Diplomacy: VICE makes history on a trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with "supreme leader" Kim Jong-un.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2013-06-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Hermit Kingdom is Episode 10 in Season 1 of VICE. It aired on 2013-06-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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