@article{1355854,
      recid = {1355854},
      title = {North Korea portrait of a red dictator / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (29 min.)},
      year = {2008},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {This exclusive portrait is the first to portray North  Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il, with interviews of North  and South Korean politicians, as well as close relatives  and former employees who have fled the regime. The  government is secretive and little is known about Jong-il.  He managed to retain power after his father Kim Il- Sung's  death in 1994. By 1997, North Korea had become one of the  most isolated countries in the world, with an economy in  shambles and frequent famines, causing the death of  millions of his compatriots. Jong-il s regime has made  North Korea a nuclear rogue state threatening the security  of the world.Having grown up among the military and  political operatives of his father s government, Jong-il  was appointed his father s propaganda chief. By writing and  directing films, ballets and operas glorifying his father  and himself, he created a remarkable personality cult  around his father. This he extended to encompass himself,  thereby legitimizing the father-son political succession.  He has a reputation as a vain and capricious playboy,  having been married five times and has had many mistresses,  some chosen from the "Pleasure Brigade" of young women used  by his cronies and himself. He lives in great opulence,  feasting on rare foods and drinking heavily.Kim Dae Jung,  the former President of South Korea and winner of the Nobel  Peace Prize recalls his visit to Kim Jong-il in 2001 when  Jong- il told him he wished to improve relations with the  U.S. His message was passed on to President G.W. Bush.  Despite this, Bush demonized Jong-il, declaring North Korea  to be part of an "axis of evil" in 2002. As a result, U.S.  - North Korean relations have worsened considerably over  the past six years.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355854},
}