Crossing the Line

Name: Crossing the Line
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 10, 2007
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 71

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Kino International | Release Date: August 10, 2007

Summary: The first Western interview with Comrade Joe, James Joseph Dresnok, an American soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 and has embraced life in the secret state ever since. (Kino International Corp.)

Director: Daniel Gordon

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 94 min

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Scott Foundas

Crossing the Line, like its subject, remains a fascinating and frustrating enigma -- a declassified government report still marred by redacted passages. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

So fascinating that Crossing the Line is riveting. Read full review

Scott Tobias

It's an enormous scoop for a Western filmmaker, but a potentially compromising one, too. How much can a filmmaker challenge the dubious elements of Dresnok's story? At what point can the film be considered an unwitting propaganda tool for an oppressive, totalitarian system? Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Aside from some resonant hints that all is not as it seems, the movie leaves it to you to decide where the truths begin and ends. You'll be untangling Dresnok's knotty reality long after you leave the theater. Read full review

Derek Elley

Film's rarity value and still-hot subject matter make this required viewing. Read full review

Elizabeth Kerr

Ultimately, Dresnok comes across as honest and credible, and his story is absolutely fascinating. Read full review

Michelle Orange

Decaying and illiterate, with a mouthful of metal teeth, Dresnok himself belies his advertisements for the greatness of North Korea. Read full review

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