meanwhile, the dear leader, kim jong il, introduces commander ga to an american girl, one of the boat rowers whom jun do had heard about through radio when he was a signal operator earlier. as a response to the u.s. seizing materials bound for north korea related to nuclear development, kim retaliated by seizing her. during her imprisonment, kim forced her to make an english translation of his own work on the art of the cinema. when an american delegation comes to pyongyang to retrieve her in exchange of kim's supplies, jun do puts a desperate plan into motion. when kim jong-il realises that jun do has let sun moon escape along with the delegation, he is arrested and later sentenced to be executed. the interrogator realises his efforts are futile when his parents point out that a propaganda version of commander's ga story with sun moon has already been broadcast.