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[Died By Bear]

Name of the show was "Taken: The Tiffany Rubin Story"

I remember when this happened a few years ago and someone here on Daves said that (I think it was Daves) he helped this woman in the states who'd been married to a Korean guy in New York, when he kidnapped their six year old son and took him to Korea. If I remember right - the kid was in Chamsil - maybe I have that wrong too. But anyway the poster on this site was talking about how he helped her because he was teaching English at the school. At the time I read the thread, I didn't give it much thought. And it came on TV here in the states last night, so we recorded it on the DVR and watched it tonight.

Anyway, guess who plays the detective that helps Tiffany get her son out of the Korean school - John Locke from Lost.

It was pretty funny how they played on the Korean stereotypes too. The over friendly and annoying Korean adjoshi cop that asks a million questions (innocently enough) that almost got them busted, the narrow escape, but it was lousy in terms of acting. Just funny - all the scenes (in Korea) were shot in Chongno - Locke racing to the US embassy in a taxi, and they get there 2 minutes to closing...it's so hollywood though because you know IRL they weren't getting in the embassy at 2 min to close. Ha.

One thing I thought was completely unfair was that they never showed the Korean viewpoint. Well after all, it wasn't called the Jeff Lee story, it was the "Tiffany Rubin" story.

[mssinmymind]

I watched it here in the US last night too. I think it was called "Taken from Me".

Did they show the real life bio afterwards like they did here ? There were many many differences in the movie ( like most movies usually do ) from that of the real life situation.

( I was going to list a few but decided not to since others may be planning on watching it still. )

[Koreadays]

[pangaea]

Koreadays wrote:

[Troglodyte]

Anyone have a link to a torrent for the movie?

[Died By Bear]

Okay, I just thought it was really similar to a story that someone posted here on daves less than 2 years ago. The poster told us all about this kid that was mixed in this school he was teaching at. Kid was getting picked on badly IRL, so the English teacher contacted someone after talking to the kid who by the way, spoke perfect English.

One thing I did kind of feel from this badly made movie, was that the Korean father was being treated very badly to begin with, for years before he ran with the six year old. Still doesn't make it right, so I don't need a lecture. But I can definitely see his point of view. He was basically left out of their lives against his wishes, and even though he had all the same custody rights before he ran with him, everyone treated him like carp (no not the fish, i transposed the letters!)

Can you kind of see where the Korean parent would feel really screwed over because of the obvious differences in culture? While they didn't specify the problems the family was having and what led to their divorce, they did imply that the father was not a 'good person' - for whatever reason they didn't explain. If they did, I fast forwarded through the really cheesy parts. That woman was the worst actor I've seen in a few years. But John Locke from LOST was cool.

[cyui]

Yeah, Korean Law wasn't really depicted accuratly. The whole entire movie seemed like a fictionalized sham..It was very streotypical and Korea is on the Hague Convention Treaty ( something they failed to metion in the after-bio). I posted alot about it on the Lifetime discussion page. Bacially,International Jursicdition would have been applied.

It kind of made me mad that used parts of Japanese and Chinese Culture to depicte on what seemed like a typical 'Korean Mans" mistake instead of a rich and highly educated Gyopo, who was trying to save his lineage).

It was very very obvoius with the refrences to Hawaii

Where was that hotel? It looks' familer

[Died By Bear]

um - your link ah, doesn't seem to work.

[L&MaC's]

The movie was filmed in - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[L&MaC's]

http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/taken-from-me-tiffany-rubin

[Died By Bear]

OMG, that is nuts.


I knew that post from a couple of years ago wasn't just my imagination! So, can I just ask...did Tiffany post here on Dave's looking for Kobe, or was it a Korean site? What's up with that?

[interestedinhanguk]

I am so confused.

Aren't your join dates a little to recent to have been on these boards a few years ago.

[cyui]

How long ago did all this happen?

Couldn't LEE have sued for parental rights'?

[L&MaC's]

[Steelrails]

Next on Lifetime-

"We Didn't Care and Now We Want Him Back as our Hero: The Hines Ward Story"