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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Shin Sang-Ok

    After hearing about how North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il kidnapped filmmaker Shin Sang-Ok to make films in the north for a decade, we take a closer look at the director’s work. Shin was a prolific and popular filmmaker in South Korea in the 1960s. His studio made more than 300 movies. He died in 2006 at the age of 80.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 25, 2015 • 1 min read

    After hearing about how North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il kidnapped filmmaker Shin Sang-Ok to make films in the north for a decade, we take a closer look at the director’s work. Shin was a prolific and popular filmmaker in South Korea in the 1960s. His studio made more than 300 movies. He died in 2006 at the age of 80. What are his movies about, and why were they important?

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    Outside Money in Local Elections, Bill O’Reilly, and a North Korean Kidnapping
    1. 0:00Outside Money in Local Elections
    2. 10:28A Showdown Over UC Funding
    3. 18:33Bill O’Reilly’s Brian Williams Moment?
    4. 27:35A Kim Jong-Il Production
    5. 43:36Shin Sang-OkYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Goran Topalovic

      New York Asian Film Festival

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Outside Money in Local Elections, Bill O’Reilly, and a North Korean Kidnapping
    1. 0:00Outside Money in Local Elections
    2. 10:28A Showdown Over UC Funding
    3. 18:33Bill O’Reilly’s Brian Williams Moment?
    4. 27:35A Kim Jong-Il Production
    5. 43:36Shin Sang-OkYou’re reading this
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