The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
1h 38m
Running Time
September 22, 2016Release Date
The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
1h 38m
Running Time
September 22, 2016Release Date
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Plot.
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Self
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok
Self
Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
Ross Adam
Director
Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Robert Cannan
Director
Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
Self - Filmmaker
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Nathan Halpern
Composer
Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Jim Hession
Editor
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Kim Jong-il
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sung
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bruno Felix
Co-Producer
Femke Wolting
Co-Producer
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Richard Holmes
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer
Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer
Kate Townsend
Executive Producer
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The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong-il of North Korea. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's 2014 MeetMarket.