The Lovers and the Despot
They were kidnapped by their biggest fan
6.9(32) 2016-09-22 98 minDocumentaryHistory
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
DirectorRobert Cannan
DirectorRoss Adam
ProducerRobert Cannan
ProducerRoss Adam
Original Music ComposerNathan Halpern
ProducerNatasha Dack Ojumu
WriterJim Hession
WriterRobert Cannan
Cast & characters
Paul Courtenay Hyu
as Shin Sang-ok
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Yuna Shin
as Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
as Self - Actress / Various Roles
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Michael Yi
as Self - US Intelligence Officer
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Shin Jeong-kyun
as Self - Choi and Shin's Son
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Shin Myung-yim
as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
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Choi Kyung-ok
as Self - Choi's Brother
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Iain T. A. Hall
as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
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Pierre Rissient
as Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
as Self - Filmmaker
No photo
David Straub
as Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
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Jang Jin-sun
as Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
No photo
Nishida Tetsuo
as Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
as Self - Film Critic
No photo
Dean S. Robinson
as Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-ok
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sung
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
