‘Assassins’
Many, many news cycles ago way back in 2017 a strange story surfaced from southeast Asia. At a Malaysian airport, two women killed the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by rubbing his eyes with a deadly chemical agent. When the authorities nabbed them, the assassins were shocked and insisted they’d just been hired to pull a prank.
Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave’s documentary “Assassins” tries to get to the bottom of what actually happened that day. The filmmakers scrutinize the video evidence, document the trial and interview people who know these two women as well as people who understand Korean history and politics.