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The Lovers and the Despot

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2016
1h 38m
English
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Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il. Her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, undertakes her search, but soon after he is kidnapped as well. In 1983, after living through years of tribulations, Kim Jong-il puts them in charge of the North Korean film industry in the hope of gaining international recognition.
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Cast

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Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eunhee
Self - Actress / Various Roles
Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
Shin Jeongkyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Shin Myungyim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyungok
Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T A Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-7...
Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
Lee Jangho
Self - Filmmaker
David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Jang Jinsun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
Dean S Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1...
Shin Sangok
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jongil
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Ilsung
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jongun
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Directed By: Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
Written By: Jim Hession, Robert Cannan, + 1 more

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