Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

Aroview: This startling, blow-by-blow account of a notorious Japanese abduction reveals a staggering conspiracy at the heart of a 13-year-old girl’s disappearance in 1977, whose whereabouts is speculated to be in North Korea.

More true-crime reportage than tabloid sensationalism, the documentary’s revelations are nonetheless astonishing and hard to believe, although the credibility of its storytelling is never in doubt. By turns riveting and enraging, this little-known scandal is bound to get under your skin.

NZ International Film Festival 2007