Review: A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’
by Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 16, 2020 3:24 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 3:28 pm EDT
This image released by Greenwich Entertainment shows a scene from the documentary "Assassins." (Greenwich Entertainment via AP)
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in February of 2017, I’m embarrassed to say, was a blip on my radar. There was a vague recollection of two young women who were caught on CCTV smearing the deadly VX nerve agent on his face and running away. Kim Jong Nam died within the hour.