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.
- Date of release
- 2016-09-22
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Ross Adam, Robert Cannan
Casting
- Paul Courtenay Hyu — Shin Sang-ok
- Yuna Shin — Choi Eun-hee
- 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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