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The Dictator's Playbook

Kim Il Sung

Season 1 Episode 1

Witness Kim Il Sung's transformation from guerrilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on earth and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations?