My Dictator

My Dictator (2014)

나의 독재자

One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972.

Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung, the former leader of North Korea, for the rehearsal of the South-North Korea Summit. Sung-geun becomes passionately immersed in his role, motivated by his son who looks up to him. However, the summit is not realized, and Sung-geun ends up lost in the delusion that he really is Kim Il-sung.

Date of release
2014-10-30
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (13)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Drama
Director
Lee Hae-jun

Casting

Interesting facts

My Dictator is a 2014 South Korean film directed and co-written by Lee Hae-jun, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Park Hae-il.

Production

According to director Lee Hae-jun, "A few years ago, I came across an old photograph of my father and stared at it for a long time. In the picture, my father looked so young and strong. Is this really my father? He looked like a completely different person from the strict, somber, dictatorial dad I've known my entire life. I was suddenly curious to know what made my father the man he is now.

My Dictator was among the 32 films chosen by the Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF) in 2012. Financed by Lotte Entertainment with a budget of ₩4 billion, filming began at a small theater in Namwon, North Jeolla Province on March 26, 2014. The three-month shoot finished on July 8, 2014, in Changsin-dong, Seoul.

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