Answer: It is not staged, but real — it offers a rare glimpse of reality. How does Dalrymple know? He explains: ‘The side-rail of the bed in which the patient lies is in terrible condition. Its white enamel and blue paint are as chipped, and the metal underneath as rusted, as they would have been in, say, Mauritania or the Central African Republic. If it had been a proper North Korean mise-en-scène, the bed-rail would have been gleaming. The chipped enamel and paint, and the rust, give the game away.’
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