The Lovers & the Despot
2016 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · 72% critics
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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Details
- Original title
- The Lovers and the Despot
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (30 votes)
Themes
- cinema on cinema
- kidnapping
- movie business
- 1970s
- dictatorship
- hong kong
- docudrama
- ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- communism
- communist propaganda
- 1980s
- portrait of a filmmaker
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Paul Courtenay Hyu
as Shin Sang-ok
- YS
Yuna Shin
as Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
as Self - Actress / Various Roles
- MY
Michael Yi
as Self - US Intelligence Officer
- SJ
Shin Jeong-kyun
as Self - Choi and Shin's Son
- SM
Shin Myung-yim
as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
- CK
Choi Kyung-ok
as Self - Choi's Brother
- IH
Iain T. A. Hall
as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
- PR
Pierre Rissient
as Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
as Self - Filmmaker
Directed by Robert Cannan, Ross Adam