Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2006)

Directors:

Patty Kim
Chris Sheridan

Drehbuchautor:

Patty Kim (writer)

Premierendatum:

25. November 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Dokumentarfilm

Plot:

A documentary on a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Filmpreise:

3 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

Amazing Film!

Besetzung

Teruaki Masumoto	...	Himself
Megumi Yokota	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sakie Yokota	...	Herself
Shigeru Yokota	...	Himself

Regie
Patty Kim
Chris Sheridan

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Patty Kim		writer

Produktion
Jane Campion	....	producer
Nick Fraser	....	associate producer: BBC
Yuko Kawabe	....	associate producer
Patty Kim	....	producer
Chris Sheridan	....	producer

Originalmusik
Shoji Kameda

Kamera
Chris Sheridan

Schnitt
Chris Sheridan

Restlicher Stab
Laurie McClellan	....	story consultant

Produktionsfirmen

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in association with)
• Safari Media

Verleihfirmen

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV)
• CBC Newsworld (2007) (Canada) (TV)
• GAGA Communications (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• GAGA (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Sagewood Cinema Ventures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Länge:

85 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Japanisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Drehorte:

Tokyo, Japan

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Megumi (2008)

Amazing Film!

This film is quite simply one of the most amazing documentaries I've ever seen. I didn't know what to expect and walked out of the theater completely floored at the end. The emotional story of Megumi's parents combined with the anxiety-laden, suspenseful way the filmmakers told it makes for an excellent experience. The way the filmmakers reveal the fates of the people abducted by North Korea had me more tense than any Hollywood movie. And then to watch the families deal with their grief and anguish with such dignity. It is hard to describe in words. I can't believe Americans have never heard this story and it reminds me of all the crazy stuff that goes on in the world that we ignore or simply don't hear about. I'm eagerly awaiting the DVD now so I can get my friends to see it!