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      A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap. Torture. Murder… Making Movies North Korean-Style

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      Madame Choi, South Korea's most famous actress, is lured to Hong Kong, drugged and smuggled out on a ship. When her ex-husband, Shin Sang-Ok, Korea's most acclaimed director, goes to look for her, he vanishes too. The pair wake to find themselves in North Korea. There they are...

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      Product ID:9780241970003
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:A Kim Jong-Il Production
      Subtitle:Kidnap. Torture. Murder… Making Movies North Korean-Style
      Authors:Author: Paul Fischer
      Page Count:400
      Subjects:Films, cinema, Films, cinema, Asian history, History, Asian history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, North Korea
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      Madame Choi, South Korea's most famous actress, is lured to Hong Kong, drugged and smuggled out on a ship. When her ex-husband, Shin Sang-Ok, Korea's most acclaimed director, goes to look for her, he vanishes too. The pair wake to find themselves in North Korea. There they are imprisoned, tortured and brainwashed.

      It opens with a double kidnapping . . .

      Madame Choi, South Korea''s most famous actress, is lured to Hong Kong, drugged and smuggled out on a ship. When her ex-husband, Shin Sang-Ok, Korea''s most acclaimed director, goes to look for her, he vanishes too. The pair wake to find themselves in North Korea. There they are imprisoned, tortured and brainwashed.

      Then they meet North Korea''s murderous head of propaganda and next leader, Kim Jong-Il. He gives them a choice - go back to prison or make movies for him . . .

      Kidnap. Torture. Murder . . . Making movies North Korean style.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2016-03-03

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      Weight278 g
      Dimensions130 × 197 × 30 mm