مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ج

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART C

HOMESICKNESS ON EARTH AND BEYOND

In 1978, after finding out that her famous moviemaker husband had cheated on her, Choi divorced Shin.

Why did Choi divorce Shin? Choi divorced Shin because he cheated on her. Not long after her divorce, she disappeared.

What happened after her divorce? Not long after her divorce, she disappeared. In most cases of foul play, a romantic partner is involved in the crime, so it was not surprising that people were suspicious of Shin.

Were people suspicious of Kim? No, people weren’t suspicious of Kim. People were suspicious of Shin.

To clear his name, Shin traveled to Hong Kong to look for her. And then, he also disappeared.

Where did Shin travel to? Shin traveled to Hong Kong. Why did he go to Hong Kong? He went to Hong Kong to look for Choi. What happened when he went there? When he went there, he also disappeared.

North Korean agents on the direct orders of former North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il, had kidnapped both Choi and Shin.

Kim was a huge movie buff who owned a library of 20,000 movies from around the world.

Who was a huge movie buff? Kim was a huge movie buff. How many movies did he own? He owned 20,000 movies.

He even wrote a book on movie making called On the Art of the Cinema, which was, of course, the manual for all North Korean directors.

What was the name of the book that Kim wrote? Kim wrote a book called On the Art of the Cinema.

Kim was frustrated by the lack of creativity of North Korean directors.

What was Kim frustrated by? Kim was frustrated by the lack of creativity of North Korean directors.

These directors were probably terrified to take any artistic risks for fear of upsetting the dictator.

Why were the directors terrified to take any artistic risks? These directors were probably terrified to take any artistic risks for fear of upsetting the dictator.

Kim’s solution was to import two of his favorite artists, Choi Eun-hee and Shin Sang-ok.

Did he decide to import two of his favorite musicians? No, he didn’t decide to import two of his favorite musicians. He decided to import two of his favorite artists.

Knowing that they would never agree to come, he had them kidnapped.

Who kidnapped them? Kim kidnapped them.

When Choi arrived in North Korea by boat, Kim was waiting at the dock with a photographer ready to record their meeting.

Who was Kim waiting with at the dock? Kim was waiting with a photographer at the dock.

Kim later sent the photo to Choi as a joyful memento of their first meeting. What did Kim later send to Choi? He later sent the photo to Choi. Why did he want Choi to have the photo? He wanted Choi to have the photo as a joyful memento of their first meeting.

As you can imagine, Choi looked like a woman who had just been kidnapped, while Kim had a big smile on his face.

Did Choi look happy? No, she didn’t look happy. She looked like a woman who had just been kidnapped.

Both Choi and Shin were set up in luxurious villas.

Were they set up in small apartments? No, they weren’t set up in small apartments. They were set up in luxurious villas.

For years, they were left in the dark as to why they had been kidnapped.

Who was left in the dark? Shin and Choi were left in the dark.

Neither knew that the other had also been kidnapped and was in North Korea. Did they know that the other had also been kidnapped? No, neither knew that the other had been kidnapped.

Shin repeatedly tried to escape and was punished by being thrown into a prison camp for over two years.

Why was Shin punished? Shin was punished because he repeatedly tried to escape.

Choi was often brought to lavish parties for the country’s elite, where she did her best to look like she was enjoying herself.

What kind of parties was Choi brought to? Choi was brought to lavish parties. Did she enjoy herself at these parties? No, she didn’t enjoy herself, but she did her best to look like she was enjoying herself.

At one of these parties in 1983, she heard applause as someone entered.

What did she hear at one of these parties? She heard applause as someone entered at one of these parties.

She thought they must be applauding Kim, but when the crowd of cheering people parted, she saw her ex-husband Shin.

Who did she think they were applauding? She thought they were applauding Kim. Who were they really applauding? They were really applauding her ex-husband Shin.