Crossing the Line

Name: Crossing the Line
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-08-10
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Damion Cruzz, Bruce Cumings, James Joseph Dresnok

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A British documentary about US Army defector James Dresnok currently living in North Korea after having defected during the 60s.A British documentary about US Army defector James Dresnok currently living in North Korea after having defected during the 60s.A British documentary about US Army defector James Dresnok currently living in North Korea after having defected during the 60s.

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7.4/10

872

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Damion Cruzz

Juan

Bruce Cumings

Self

James Joseph Dresnok

Self
(as James Dresnok)

Charles Robert Jenkins

Self

Il-Sung Kim

Self
(archive footage)

Siham Shrieteh

Self (Parrish's wife)

Christian Slater

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(voice)

Director
- Daniel Gordon
Writer
- Daniel Gordon
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[Dresnok and a friend converse while fishing]
Fisherman: If you only have sons, they must get into a lot of mischief.
James Dresnok: Oh, don't even talk about it. They're like cats and dogs!
[they laugh]
Fisherman: Where does the twenty-two year old go?
James Dresnok: The Foreign Studies Institute.
Fisherman: What language is he learning?
James Dresnok: English.
Fisherman: [pause] You don't seem to enjoy fishing.
James Dresnok: Oh, well... I don't know. If not... this is just to pass the time.

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Pfc James Dresnok, Fascinating Account of his Life after Defecting to North Korea

'Crossing the Line' is a brilliant documentary of the life of Pfc James Dresnok since he defected as a young US soldier to North Korea in the mid-Sixties. He is said to be the only such living defector left in that country today. The two British men who made this film, it seems, were only given permission to do so as they had previously made a popular film about the North Korean football (i.e. soccer) team who as tremendous underdogs beat the mighty Italian team in the late stages of the 1966 World Cup. This documentary provides a fascinating portrait of James Dresnok's unique life. Whilst doing so, it allows the viewer to see a little of what is life in North Korea. I strongly recommend that others buy this DVD.