Former Minister of National Security, Park Jin-wook, is kidnapped from the US by South Korean agents because he was about to reveal secrets concerning the rise of the military dictatorship of the 1980's.
Direction
Shin Sang-ok's first film after North Korean captivity—every frame carries weight.
Writing
Rips from actual 80s Korean political trauma; no comfort, no easy heroes.
Director
Shin Sang-ok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during South Korea's democratic transition, it was one of the first films to directly confront 1980s state violence on screen.
Shin Sang-ok and his wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped by North Korea in 1978; he was forced to make films for Kim Jong-il until their 1986 escape.
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