The bizarre and sensational story of the despot who stole a film star. In 1978, North Korea's movie-loving dictator Kim Jong-il arranged for the Hong Kong kidnap of South Korea's leading lady, Choi Eun-hee. Choi had left South Korea in search of a new start. Her marriage to Shin Sang-ok, her long-term collaborator and one of the country's most successful filmmakers, had collapsed when Choi found out about his affair and second family with a younger actress. After her disappearance Shin, retracing her last known steps, also fell into the hands of Kim's kidnappers. Kim Jong-il had his prize. The golden couple of Korean cinema made movies at his command for seven years until, on a trip to Vienna, they eluded their minders and made a break for the American Embassy.
| Title | Storyville - Season 21 Episode 7 : North Korean Kidnap: The Lovers and the Despot |
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| First Air Date | 1997-11-15 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-03-11 |
| Number of Episodes | 678 |
| Number of Seasons | 29 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Four, BBC Two, |
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Episodes List
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 1 Zero Days: Nuclear Cyber Sabotage Zero Days: Nuclear Cyber Sabotage
2017-01-16Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 2 The Great Literary Scandal: The JT Leroy Story The Great Literary Scandal: The JT Leroy Story
2017-02-01Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 3 Notes On Blindness Notes On Blindness
2017-02-16Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 4 Life, Animated Life, Animated
2017-02-20Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 5 Killing For Love Killing For Love
2017-03-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 6 Murder in Italy Murder in Italy
2017-03-13Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 7 North Korean Kidnap: The Lovers and the Despot North Korean Kidnap: The Lovers and the Despot
2017-03-20Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 8 Last Days of Solitary Last Days of Solitary
2017-03-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 9 OJ: Made in America - Part 1 OJ: Made in America - Part 1
2017-05-14Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 10 OJ: Made in America - Part 2 OJ: Made in America - Part 2
2017-05-14Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 11 OJ: Made in America - Part 3 OJ: Made in America - Part 3
2017-05-16Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 12 OJ: Made in America - Part 4 OJ: Made in America - Part 4
2017-05-17Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 13 OJ: Made in America - Part 5 OJ: Made in America - Part 5
2017-05-18Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 14 Tokyo Girls Tokyo Girls
2017-06-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 15 Oink: Man Loves Pig Oink: Man Loves Pig
2017-07-02Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 16 This Was My Dad: The Rise and Fall of Geoffrey Matthews This Was My Dad: The Rise and Fall of Geoffrey Matthews
2017-07-10Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 17 The Great European Cigarette Mystery The Great European Cigarette Mystery
2017-07-17Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 18 Accidental Anarchist: Life Without Government Accidental Anarchist: Life Without Government
2017-07-24Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 19 Queerama Queerama
2017-07-31Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 20 Out of Thin Air: Murder in Iceland Out of Thin Air: Murder in Iceland
2017-08-14Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 21 Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
2017-08-21Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 22 The Boy Who Changed America The Boy Who Changed America
2017-09-06Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 23 The Work: Four Days to Redemption The Work: Four Days to Redemption
2017-10-26Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 24 Coming Home: Bowe Bergdahl vs the United States Coming Home: Bowe Bergdahl vs the United States
2017-10-30Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 25 Toffs, Queers and Traitors: The Extraordinary Life of Guy Burgess Toffs, Queers and Traitors: The Extraordinary Life of Guy Burgess
2017-11-13Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 26 My Mother's Lost Children My Mother's Lost Children
2017-11-20Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 27 Last Men in Aleppo Last Men in Aleppo
2017-11-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 28 The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey
2017-11-30Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
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Storyville Season 21 :Episode 29 When Rock Arrived in North Korea: Liberation Day When Rock Arrived in North Korea: Liberation Day
2017-12-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
