A Kim Jong-Il production
by Paul Fischer · first published 2015
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"A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, [this book] 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 remains today"--Amazon.com.
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Some of the claims in this article are rebutted by the book A Kim Jong Il Production (http://www.amazon.com/Kim-Jong-Il-Production-Extraordinary-K...), an excellent read. There is a lengthy discussion on how the book was sourced and a dedication to fact-checking and information accuracy.…
on “North Korea makes more sense when you know its roots” ↗Paul Fischer's book, 'A Kim Jong-Il Production' is well worth a read, not only for the story of these kidnappings, but of life in North Korea and its history.
on “How Kim Jong Il Kidnapped a Director, Made a Cult Hit Godzilla Knockoff (2015)” ↗I think what you're referring to was a South Korean actress and her ex-husband filmmaker being abducted back in the '70s. There's a book titled A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power about this story, pretty fascinating.
on “US student declared dead reportedly 'kidnapped to teach English to Kim Jong-un'” ↗