The Ambassador

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  • Opened August 29, 2012 (NY)
  • 1 hr 33 min
  • NR

  • This darkly comic, genre-bending documentary that exposes the corrupt business of selling diplomatic titles to exploit the lucrative and limited resources of war torn, third world nations. Filmmaker/journalist/provocateur Mads Brügger uses humor in his jaw-dropping descent into one of the most dangerous places on the planet: Central African Republic. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Mads Brügger, Eva Jakobsen, Colin Evans, Varney Sherman, Dalkia Gilbert, Albert, Bernard, Paul
  • Director: Mads Brügger
  • Genres: Documentary

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

Picture Graham Greene crossed with James Bond, with a splash of Sacha Baron Cohen, and you'll start to imagine the nervy talents of Mads Brügger, the fearless Danish filmmaker who has for a second time come up with a stunning, funny, and vital piece of guerilla cinema. Read full review

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It may feel like 'Borat,' but Mads Brugger's documentary is a comical look at an unfunny place. Read full review

75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| James Adams

The Ambassador may be an important, even necessary film; just don't expect to find it enjoyable. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

At what point did I realize The Ambassador was an actual documentary, and not a fraud? Perhaps when I realized that everyone in the film was just as dishonest, venal and corrupt as they seemed - including the director. Read full review

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Mads Brugger in "The Ambassador."