Crossing the Line UK
2006, 90min.
Script/Dir./Prod.: Daniel Gordon, Dir. of Phot.: Nick Bennet, Music: Craig Armstrong, Sister Bliss, Heater Fenoughty, Sound: Steve Heywood, Edit.: Peter Haddon.
In 1962, a US 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 enemy, the communist state of North Korea. He then simply disappeared from the face of the known world. He became a coveted star of the North Korean propaganda machine, and found fame acting in films, typecast as an evil American. He uses Korean as his daily language. He has three sons from two wives and now he has lived in North Korea twice as long as he has in America. At one time, there were four Americans living in North Korea. Today, just one remains. Now, after 44 years, the story of Comrade Joe, the last American defector in North Korea, is told for the first time…
| Gordon, Daniel  Daniel Gordon
He grew up a fan of Sheffield Wednesday and after writing two books on his favorite soccer club he began his filmmaking career at Sky Sports and Chrysalis TV. His directed and produced first feature film, The Game of Their Lives, took him to North Korea for the first time to find the original members of the 1966 World Cup team. He also formed his own company, VeryMuchSo, to make the film which went on to international acclaim, winning Gordon the UK RTS award for Best Sports Documentary.
Filmography
The Game of Their Lives (2002), Wide Angle (A State of Mind episode, 2003), A State of Mind (2004), Crossing the Line (2006).
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