A Kim Jong-Il Production

Kidnap. Torture. Murder: Making Movies North Korean Style

By: Paul Fischer

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Paperback | 29 February 2016 | Edition Number 1

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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. They are imprisoned, tortured and brainwashed for five years, never seeing one another. Then they meet North Korea's murderous head of propaganda and next leader, Kim Jong-Il. He tells them they have a choice - go back to prison or make movies for him . . . This is the true story of how the couple did as they were told - making a cult classic along the way - while secretly plotting a daring escape to the West. 'Thrilling, incredible.' Metro 'Extraordinary, gripping.' Financial Times 'Gripping, absurd, harrowing.' Esquire 'Bold, pacey. Reminds us that ludicrousness and brutality can thrive side-by-side.' Independent

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Addictive, profoundly weird * Spectator *
Extraordinary, gripping * Financial Times *
Stranger than fiction * Independent *

An absolutely brilliant page-turner

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Captivatingly tells perhaps the most extraordinary tale from the world's most bizarre country. That a North Korean dictator should kidnap two South Korean movie stars and force them to make films he hoped would rival Hollywood seems the stuff of fantasy . . . Flabbergasting -- Paul French, author of international bestseller 'Midnight in Peking'
A true story of desperate movie stars, daring escapes, and the paranoid leader who brought it all together. Equal parts history, thriller, and farce . . . will keep you engrossed until the very end -- Matt Baglio, co-author of 'New York Times' bestseller Argo

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