A Kim Jong-Il Production
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  • Published: 3 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241969991
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

A Kim Jong-Il Production

The Incredible True Story of North Korea and the Most Audacious Kidnapping in History

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3 Feb 2015
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Argo meets Nothing to Envy: love, films and kidnapping in the world's wildest regime

Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's film industry. He directed every film made in the country but knew they were nothing compared to Hollywood. Then he hit on the perfect solution: order the kidnapping of South Korea's most famous actress and her ex-husband, the country's most acclaimed director.

In a jaw-dropping mission the couple were kidnapped, held hostage and then 'employed' to make films for the Dear Leader, including a remake of Godzilla. They gained Kim's trust - but could they escape?
  • Published: 3 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241969991
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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Praise for A Kim Jong-Il Production

An absolutely brilliant page-turner

Daily Mail

Addictive, profoundly weird

Spectator

Extraordinary, gripping

Financial Times

Stranger than fiction

Independent

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