Crossing the Line

IMDb 7.2 2006 • 94 min • Documentary

Director

Daniel Gordon

Country

GB

Plot Summary

In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to the Cold War enemy, the communist state of North Korea. He became a star of the North Korean propaganda machine, but then disappeared from the face of the earth. Now, after 45 years, the story of James Dresnok, the last American defector in North Korea, is being told for the first time. Crossing the Line follows Dresnok as he recalls his childhood, desertion, and life in the DPRK.

Top Cast

James Dresnok
James Dresnok Himself
Charles Robert Jenkins
Charles Robert Jenkins Himself
Christian Slater
Christian Slater Narrator
Bruce Cumings
Bruce Cumings Self
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung Self (archive footage)