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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2016-09-22
- video_camera_front Companies Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine
- timer Runtime: 98 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 29 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt5278868
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smart_display Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee
Self - Actress / Various Roles

Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son

Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic

Lee Jang-ho
Self - Filmmaker

David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic

Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic

Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

Shin Sang-ok
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Kim Jong-il
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un
Self - Politician (archive footage)
groups Crew

Robert Cannan
Director

Ross Adam
Director

Robert Cannan
Producer

Ross Adam
Producer

Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer

Jim Hession
Editor

Nathan Halpern
Original Music Composer

Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer

Aminé Ramer
Music Supervisor

Connie Farr
Music Supervisor

Victoria Chalk
Co-Editor

Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer

Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer

Victoria Steventon
Executive Producer

Cristina Ljungberg
Executive Producer

Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer

Richard Holmes
Executive Producer

Nick Fraser
Executive Producer

Kate Townsend
Executive Producer

Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer

Nikki Parrott
Associate Producer

Christoph Jörg
Co-Producer

Femke Wolting
Co-Producer

Bruno Felix
Co-Producer

Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor

Milka Pavlicevic
Commissioning Editor

Oscar van der Kroon
Commissioning Editor

Axel Arnö
Commissioning Editor

Jim Hession
Writer

Robert Cannan
Writer

Ross Adam
Writer

Chavala Madlena
Researcher

Simon Hill
Sound Mixer
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