{"product_id":"b00ns3nby8","title":"A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe absurd, harrowing, and true story of South Korean cinema stars kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il and forced to make movies before their daring escape (Esquire.com).\u003cbr\u003e\nBefore becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Underwhelmed by the talent pool available to him, he took drastic steps, ordering the kidnapping of Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi)—South Korea's most famous actress—and her ex-husband Shin Sang-Ok, the country's most famous filmmaker.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen Madam Choi vanished, Shin went to Hong Kong to investigate—where he, too, was abducted. While Choi lived in isolated luxury, Choi was sent to a prison camp and re-educated. When the couple was reunited, it was announced that they would remarry and act as the Dear Leader's film advisors.\u003cbr\u003e\nTogether they made seven films, gaining Kim Jong-Il's trust in the process. While pretending to research a film in Vienna, they flee to the US embassy and are swept to safety. A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics,  A Kim Jong-Il Production  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 is today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67938171027492,"sku":"YSL42357","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/81u1rJIJtML._SY1500.jpg?v=1793282089","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b00ns3nby8","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}