Megumi Yokota, photographed just months before her abduction in 1977
A still from the movie Abduction

Abduction is an award-winning documentary that tells the unforgettable story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl who never returned home from school, one dark, cold November night in 1977. Years later, her parents found out the shocking truth: she had been abducted by North Korean spies. This is a powerful human drama about an ordinary banker and his housewife and their decades-long hunt for their vanished girl. The bizarre fate of their child has gripped Japan and evolved into one of today's most talked-about and most emotionally-charged political crises in Asia.

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "extraordinary!" and a work of "narrative mastery," this chilling true story by DC-based filmmakers Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim was produced by Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion of The Piano, in association with the BBC. Using the bold signature of true-crime style, exclusive footage and exceptional access, the filmmakers weave a suspenseful and timely tale of espionage and love.

A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening.

Cosponsored with support from the Embassy of Japan.

The Grosvenor Auditorium National Geographic Society Headquarters 1600 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 +1 202 857 7700

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