You want us to do what? - the couple had been kidnapped and forced to live in North Korea for years before they found out the truth.
The wife was a former beloved movie actress. The husband was an award-winning film director. And now North Korea had kidnapped them to make movies for Kim Jong Il.
It sounds like a fictional story - but it was very ... Show More
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ALL 90,603 Text Messages of Threats & Gaslighting Between Mackenzie & Dom
Mackenzie Shirilla killed two young men. A lot of people, including the courts believe that a part of Mackenzie’s motive was her longterm, hostile relationship with Dominic that he, supposedly, wanted out of. Mackenzie and her parents deny any intent at all. They go so far as to ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 5
"There's Evil Working Against Me, I'm the 3rd Victim" Mackenzie’s Jail Calls Released
Some of the best advice you’ll ever hear is simple: don’t go to prison. But sometimes, it’s unavoidable. If you do, the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville isn’t what you’d expect, more like a college campus than a prison. Programs, classes, even freedom to move during three ... Show More
41m 23s
Jul 1
“Gay for the Stay” & “Trains Run on Her”: Inside Mackenzie’s Prison Dating Life
Some of the best advice you’ll ever hear is simple: don’t go to prison. But sometimes, it’s unavoidable. If you do, the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville isn’t what you’d expect, more like a college campus than a prison. Programs, classes, even freedom to move during three ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2023
Abducted and Enslaved: The Kidnapped Filmmakers Behind North Korean Cinema
Experience the incredible true story of the kidnapped South Korean filmmakers, Shin Sang-Ok and Choi Eun-Hee, who were forced to make propaganda films for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il. This is a tale of courage, resilience, and the power of cinema in the face of oppression.
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53m 47s
Aug 2025
He Was Kidnapped and Forced To Make North Korean Action Movies - The Shin Sang-ok Story
Shin Sang‑ok, once hailed as the “Prince of Korean Cinema” for directing nearly 80 films in South Korea’s golden age, was kidnapped in 1978—along with his actress ex-wife Choi Eun‑hee—on the personal orders of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il, who sought to elevate the country’s ... Show More
8m 35s
Nov 2021
Kidnapping of Korea's Shining Star (Case of Nari Park)
<p>When 박초롱초롱빛나리 (Chorong Chorong Bitnari Park) was kidnapped, all of Korea held their breath waiting for her safe return. The identity of her kidnapper shocked Korea. Would families ever feel safe again?</p>
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18 m
Oct 2022
A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 2
Jim is deep undercover in North Korea — but will he find proof of illegal weapons deals...He'd been sent to the isolated country by a documentary film-maker called Mads Brugger, to pose as a fake investor interested in arms. Jim, Mads and the team had spent years infiltrating a N ... Show More
34 m
Nov 2021
Why my parents sent my brothers to live in North Korea
Filmmaker Yonghi Yang grew up in Japan in the 1960s, as part of Osaka's large ethnic Korean community. Facing anti-Korean prejudice in Japan, and inspired by the North Korean regime’s promise of a socialist paradise, her parents made the momentous decision to send their three tee ... Show More
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