Summaries

The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.

In 1970s South Korea, actor Choi Eun-hee and her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, were divorced, estranged and both struggling with stalled careers. Unfortunately, both their lives seemed changed forever when they were individually kidnapped in 1978 by their biggest fan, Kim Jong-il, despot of North Korea. With persuasion and brute force, the movie obsessed Kim planned to use them to develop the Hermit Kingdom's film industry and get it out of its mindless propaganda mentality. Through the words of Choi, their family, associates and US intelligence personnel, you will follow the story of the bizarre slavery of this couple even as they rediscovered their love and secretly gathered evidence of the dictator's crimes. All the while, they struggled to play along with the world's most dangerous film geek as they desperately planned their escape.—Kenneth Chisholm ([email protected])

Details

Keywords
  • kidnapping
  • slavery
  • north korea
  • filmmaker
  • film fan
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 22, 2016
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Netherlands United Kingdom France
Official sites Official site
Language English Japanese Korean
Filming locations Seoul, South Korea
Production companies Submarine Pumpernickel Films Hellflower Film

Box office

Gross US & Canada $55511
Opening weekend US & Canada $14925
Gross worldwide $95521

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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