2 Films & TV Shows Set In North Korea (DPRK) During The 1980s
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The Lovers and the Despot
🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) The 1970s The 1980sThey were kidnapped by their biggest fan — Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il. Her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, undertakes her search, but soon after he is kidnapped as well. In 1983, after living through years of tribulations, Kim Jong-il puts them in charge of the North Korean film industry in the hope of gaining international recognition.
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Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 1980sTwo North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma Yumi, blow up a Korean Airline flight enroute to Baghdad. When investigators catch up with the two in Bahrain, they take suicide pills but Ma Yumi is revived and forced to stand trial for her crimes.