Episode A-List Movie Star KIDNAPPED By North Korea- then Forced To Make Movies For Kim Jung Il
Eunhee was an A list actress and had always had star treatment but this was a whole new level. She had a guarded mansion and millions of dollars at her disposal.
Every evening, platters of shrimp, lobster, sushi, delicacies shipped in from all over the world filled an entire banquet table. It was all just for her.
Every morning, a new gift was delivered for her downstairs, a fur coat, lacy lingerie, or beautiful gowns. She added them to the closet in ‘her’ bedroom already stuffed to the brim. Every single piece was perfectly tailored to fit her body; her exact measurements all the way down to her undergarments. She had guards watching her every move and tending to her every need.
The one condition was that - she couldn’t leave… unless he called.
A week into her stay - her assistant burst in through the door excited to get her ready. He had invited her to a party and she needed to look perfect.
She got all dolled up and was led down to the front where she was face to face with the man who kidnapped her.
The Supreme Leader of North Korea. Kim Jong Il.
Full Source Notes:
A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power
“The absurd, harrowing, and true story” of South Korean cinema stars kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il and forced to make movies before their daring escape ().
Before 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.
When 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.
Together 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
Choi Eun-hee: a atriz sequestrada pela Coreia do Norte para criar uma nova Hollywood
Nos anos , o cinema se tornou uma arma importante para a propaganda norte-coreana, sob as mãos de Kim Jong-il, o já falecido pai do ditador Kim-Jong-Un. Naquele período, a Divisão de Cinema e Artes da Coreia do Norte passou a ser comandada pelo próprio Líder Supremo, que era, por sinal, apaixonado por filmes.
No entanto, a megalomania da operação ultrapassou todos os limites esperados. Aficionado pelo mundo audiovisual e querendo divulgar a ideologia pelo norte da península coreana, Jong-il mandou até mesmo sequestrar um casal, um diretor e uma atriz, com o intuito de transformar seu país em uma potência no cenário cinematográfico mundial.
Essas pessoas, que foram enganadas por oficiais norte-coreanos, foram, primeiramente, a atriz sul-coreana Choi Eun-hee, que mais tarde recebeu a companhia de seu ex-marido, o diretor Shin Sang-ok, no país sob regime ditatorial. A saga bizarra demonstra que o então chefe de Estado iria muito longe para alcançar seus objetivos.
Trajetória
A artista Choi Eun-hee nasceu na cidade de Gwangju, localizada na província de Gyeonggi, na Coreia do
A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker &#; His Star Actress
In , North Korea&#;s Kim Jong-Il, who at that time was 30 years old and only the son of the dictator, kidnapped a super famous, middle aged South Korean actress named Choi Eun-Hee, who was basically the Elizabeth Taylor of Asia. Six months later he kidnapped Shin Sang-Ok, Choi&#;s ex-husband and South Korea&#;s most famous filmmaker.
The eight years that follow these kidnappings are unbelievable and insane, and the story will be told to you by Paul Fischer, author of the new book A Kim Jong-Il Production.
So, at the time, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea&#;s propaganda film studio. He produced every film made in the country and was film obsessed.
&#;Kim Jong-Il had the biggest personal film collection in the world,&#; Fischer says. &#;Ironically, it was for his eyes only. No one else in North Korea other than him, literally, was allowed to go into that building and watch the films.&#;
But North Korea&#;s films were not good, and he knew it.
&#;He loved James Bond films and horror films and Sean Connery pictures, Rambo. But he couldn&#;t tell the people working for him
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