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Reviewed on March 15, 2011
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912–94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2011 | Video/DVD
Gr 9 Up—The popularity of mystery and detective fiction is credited to its most famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. This program focuses on the fame achieved by this character, which eclipses that of the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lengthy black-and-white footage from a variety of movies depicting Holmes provides keen insight into plot development, settings, and literary elements that helped Doyle develop his character over time. Doyle, born in the mid 1800s, appears in a fascina...Log In or Sign Up to Read More