The Lovers & the Despot

2016    1h 38m    Not Rated
6.679%53%69%
The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.
Studio
Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films,

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Cast of The Lovers & the Despot
  • Paul Courtenay HyuShin Sang-ok
  • Yuna ShinChoi Eun-hee
  • Choi Eun-heeSelf - Actress / Various Roles
  • Michael YiSelf - US Intelligence Officer
  • Shin Jeong-kyunSelf - Choi and Shin's Son
  • Shin Myung-yimSelf - Choi and Shin's Daughter
  • Choi Kyung-okSelf - Choi's Brother
  • Iain T. A. HallSelf - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
  • Pierre RissientSelf - Film Critic
  • Lee Jang-hoSelf - Filmmaker
  • David StraubSelf - US SD Officer (1984-86)
  • Jang Jin-sunSelf - Kim's Former Court Poet
  • Nishida TetsuoSelf - Film Critic
  • Derek MalcolmSelf - Film Critic
  • Dean S. RobinsonSelf - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
  • Shin Sang-okSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-ilSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Kim Il-sungSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-unSelf - Politician (archive footage)
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