choi eun—hee was 91.sful film director, were abducted on the orders of then leader—in—waiting kim jong—il. a film fanatic, he forced the pair to make dozens of films for north korea, to try and boost its industry. after eight years, they were allowed to travel to vienna to promote one of the films, and sought asylum at the us embassy. well, earlier i spoke to anna broinowski, an award—winning filmmaker, who not only knows a lot about choi eun—hee story, but has herself worked in north korea, and experienced first hand the country's propaganda machine. she told me about eun—hee's life. look, an extraordinary life. she was already a big movie star in south korea when she was allegedly kidnapped by kim jong korea when she was allegedly kidnapped by kimjong il and the north korean regime and then she became a movie star over there, from 1978 until 1986, where she starred ina 1978 until 1986, where she starred in a succession of movies, and this is where it is really weird, the movies were directed by her ex—h

the south korean actress choi eun—hee, who was kidnapped by north korea and forced to make films, hasng as a hong kong businessman wanting to form a film—making company. she was lured to hong kong, where she was grabbed and sedated by a group of men. eight days later, she was in pyongyang in a luxury villa that was guarded around the clock. her ex—husband — a successful film director — went to look for her, and was kidnapped himself. kim jong—il was said to be a great film buff. and he hoped the couple could help boost their film industry. after eight years, the pair won mr kim's trust enough to be allowed to travel to vienna to promote theirfilms. while in vienna, they sought political asylum at the us embassy and eventually returned to south korea. su—min hwang is from the bbc‘s korean service. she has more on how ms choi is being remembered. when she was abducted in the late 19705, when she was abducted in the late 1970s, there was a huge rumour whether she just disappeared. the south koreans didn't know what happened and that's why her husband went after her. people who disappeare