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Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

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NR,1hr 25min
Genre:
Documentary
Released:
November 24, 2006
Directors:
Chris Sheridan, Chris Sheridan, Patty Kim
Distributor:
Safari Media
Starring:
Shigeru Yokota, Sakie Yokota, Teruaki Masumoto
Synopsis: The inexplicable disappearance of a 13-year-old Japanese girl prompts a 20-year international investigation that eventually leads to North Korea in directors Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim's harrowing tale of a most unusual abduction. It was a typical day in 1977 when adolescent student Megumi Yokota vanished from the Japanese coastline without a trace. Abducted by North Korean spies and spirited away to an unfamiliar land, Yokota would spend two decades on the Korean Peninsula as her parents embarked ... Full Synopsis
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Matt Zoller Seitz, The New York Times
The filmmakers have loftier goals, though, and in the end their existential tabloid style justifies itself. Abduction isn't about what happened, but about the painful introspection that is sparked by not knowing. Full Review
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72
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 13 critic reviews
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