The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

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.

Jim Hession

Editor

Connie Farr

Music Supervisor

Aminé Ramer

Music Supervisor

Alastair Sirkett

Sound Designer

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Top cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Michael Yi

Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun

Self - Choi and Shin's Son

Shin Myung-yim

Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

Choi Kyung-ok

Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall

Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient

Self - Film Critic

Lee Jang-ho

Self - Filmmaker

David Straub

Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

Jang Jin-sun

Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

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Official website:

http://www.magpictures.com/theloversandthedespot/home

Production companies:

Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine

Production countries:

France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Production crew

Jim Hession

Editor

Connie Farr

Music Supervisor

Aminé Ramer

Music Supervisor

Alastair Sirkett

Sound Designer

Nathan Halpern

Original Music Composer

Ross Adam

Producer

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1970s

1980s

cinema on cinema

communism

communist propaganda

dictatorship

docudrama

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

hong kong

inter-korean relations

kidnapping

movie business

north korea

portrait of a filmmaker