Country:Netherlands

Director:Mirjam Van Veelen

Program:Contemporary World Cinema

Summary:

In this unusual film, several genres are mixed together. The documentary parts comprise fictional elements and the fictional parts remain close to reality. The film tells the story of a dramatic disappearance. On 15 November 1977, the Japanese school girl Megumi disappeared off the face of the earth as if by magic. Thirty years later, the family and the acquaintances of the girl are still stunned. In the meantime it has become apparent that Megumi was kidnapped by spies to North Korea with several others to teach North Korean spies to speak fluent and natural Japanese.