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6.932 votes

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The Lovers and the Despot

2016•1h 38m•NR•Documentary, History

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

Top cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun

Self - Choi and Shin's Son

Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall

Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient

Self - Film Critic

Lee Jang-ho

Self - Filmmaker

Details

Director: Robert Cannan,

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Keywords

cinema on cinema kidnapping movie business 1970s dictatorship

Writer

Jim Hession, Robert Cannan, Ross Adam

Production

Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine

Country

France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Original language

English

Release date

September 22, 2016

Status

Released

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

communist propaganda

portrait of a filmmaker

inter-korean relations