

An edition of A Kim Jong-Il production (2015)
the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power
By Paul Fischer
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Language
eng
Pages
353
Description:
"A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, [this book] offers a rare glimpse into a secretive world, illuminating a fascinating chapter of North Korea's history that helps explain how it became the hermetically sealed, intensely stage-managed country it remains today"--Amazon.com.
subjects: Motion pictures, Actresses, Kidnapping, 1978, Motion picture producers and directors, Biography, History, Motion pictures, korea, Korea, biography, Kidnapping, Dictators, Korea (north), history, Nordkorea, Sydkorea
People: Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi (1930-), Sang-ok Sin (1926-2006), Chŏng-il Kim (1942-2011)
Places: Korea (North), Korea (South)
Times: 20th century