The Lovers and the Despot

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

Duration: 98 min

Release date: 2016-09-22

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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.

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Paul Courtenay Hyu

Paul Courtenay Hyu

as Shin Sang-ok

as Choi Eun-hee

as Self - Actress / Various Roles

as Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun

Shin Jeong-kyun

as Self - Choi and Shin's Son

as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

as Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall

Iain T. A. Hall

as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient

Pierre Rissient

as Self - Film Critic

as Self - Filmmaker

as Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

as Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

as Self - Film Critic

as Self - Film Critic

Dean S. Robinson

Dean S. Robinson

as Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Natasha Dack Ojumu

Natasha Dack Ojumu

Original Music Composer

Alastair Sirkett

Alastair Sirkett

Music Supervisor

Music Supervisor

Executive Producer

Maggie Monteith

Maggie Monteith

Executive Producer

Victoria Steventon

Victoria Steventon

Executive Producer

Cristina Ljungberg

Cristina Ljungberg

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Christoph Jörg

Commissioning Editor

Milka Pavlicevic

Milka Pavlicevic

Commissioning Editor

Oscar van der Kroon

Oscar van der Kroon

Commissioning Editor

Commissioning Editor

Chavala Madlena

Chavala Madlena

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