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What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director

Ross Adam, Robert Cannan

Writer

Ross Adam, Robert Cannan

Starring

Choi Eun-hie, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Shin Sang-ok

Details

Released

2016-09-23

Language

Korean, English, Japanese

Country

United Kingdom

Box office

$55,511

Awards

5 nominations

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