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TIL that in 1978, Kim Jong Il abducted the famous South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee and her then ex-husband, director Shin Sang-ok, in order to make North Korean propaganda films. Shin attempted to flee and was imprisoned for 3 years before finally agreeing to shoot the films. They escaped in 1986.

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