Movies About the DPRK!

There are two movies about North Korea that are being shown right now. The first is called Abduction: the Megumi Yokota Story. It's a documentary about 13-year old Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 so she could help the North Korean military learn Japanese. This was one of the many kidnappings that took place in Japan.

The other movie is called Crossing the Line. It tells the story about Joe Dresnok, one of the only American soldiers to defect to North Korea. Dresnok had a very abusive childhood and dropped out of high school. After serving a sentence for theft he joined the Army. He was stationed in West Germany where he met his wife who later left him after two years. Dresnok was moved to Korea to guard the old DMZ. Facing a court martial after an incident in one of the many villages of "comfort" women near the base he defected to North Korea. In this film he tells his story but doesn't say much about the regime. It's going to be at the Berlin Film Festival, so watch out all of you Berliners!