"They were kidnapped by their biggest fan" 22 September 2016 History, Factual 98 mins
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
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Paul Courtenay Hyu as Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin as Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee as Self - Actress / Various Roles
Michael Yi as Self - US Intelligence Officer
Shin Jeong-kyun as Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Shin Myung-yim as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyung-ok as Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T. A. Hall as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
Pierre Rissient as Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho as Self - Filmmaker
David Straub as Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Jang Jin-sun as Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Nishida Tetsuo as Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm as Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson as Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-ok as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Robert Cannan Director
Ross Adam Director
Robert Cannan Producer
Victoria Steventon Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke Executive Producer
Ross Adam Producer
Nathan Halpern Original Music Composer
Victoria Chalk Co-Editor
Maggie Monteith Executive Producer
Cristina Ljungberg Executive Producer
Alastair Sirkett Sound Designer
Richard Holmes Executive Producer
Nick Fraser Executive Producer
Bruno Felix Co-Producer
Sheryl Crown Executive Producer
Jim Hession Editor
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Germany 17 July 2017
France 13 August 2016
United Kingdom 23 September 2016
Hong Kong 01 April 2017
Hungary 07 June 2018
Japan 24 September 2016
Korea 22 September 2016
Poland 14 May 2016
Sweden 11 November 2016
United States 23 September 2016
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