The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
- Released
- 2016-09-22
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 33 votes
Cast
- Paul Courtenay Hyu as Shin Sang-ok
- Yuna Shin as Choi Eun-hee
- Choi Eun-hee as Self - Actress / Various Roles
- Michael Yi as Self - US Intelligence Officer
- Shin Jeong-kyun as Self - Choi and Shin's Son
- Shin Myung-yim as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
- Choi Kyung-ok as Self - Choi's Brother
- Iain T. A. Hall as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
- Pierre Rissient as Self - Film Critic
- Lee Jang-ho as Self - Filmmaker
- David Straub as Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
- Jang Jin-sun as Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
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