The Lovers and the Despot
They were kidnapped by their biggest fan
Sinopse
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
- 6.9
- 2016
- Released
- 1h 38m
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Self - Actress / Various RolesMichael Yi
Self - US Intelligence OfficerShin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's SonShin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's DaughterChoi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's BrotherIain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court PoetNishida Tetsuo
Self - Film CriticDerek Malcolm
Self - Film CriticDean 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)
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Keywords
- #cinema on cinema
- #kidnapping
- #movie business
- #1970s
- #dictatorship
- #hong kong
- #docudrama
- #ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- #communism
- #communist propaganda
- #1980s
- #portrait of a filmmaker
- #north korea
- #inter-korean relations
