North Korea's dictator loved movies so much he kidnapped a director. Hollywood, take notes.
The love of Kim Jong Il, the former dictator of North Korea, for cinema and his adventures, including the kidnapping of a director.
Direction
Javadzadeh packs decades of madness into tight runtime.
Production
Archival footage that feels illegally obtained.
Director
Masoud Javadzadeh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shin Sang-ok's monster film 'Pulgasari' became a genuine cult hit, with Toho special effects team secretly involved.
Kim's 1973 book 'On the Art of the Cinema' is required reading for North Korean filmmakers and genuinely influential in its bizarre way.
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