A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story Of A Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, And A Young Dictator's Rise To Power

"In the late 1970s, South Korea’s top director and his star actress were kidnapped and shipped to North Korea, where they were forced to create films for the Hollywood-obsessed Kim Jong Il. After years of propaganda films, bizarre dinner parties and excruciating torture, the pair finally managed to escape. This book reads so much like a thriller you sometimes have to stop and remind yourself it’s completely true. Paul Fischer gives a fascinating look inside Kim’s manic imagination and the tenacity of two people who found themselves in a situation right out of a movie."