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The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Robert Cannan, Ross Adam

Synopsis

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il. Her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, undertakes her search, but soon after he is kidnapped as well. In 1983, after living through years of tribulations, Kim Jong-il puts them in charge of the North Korean film industry in the hope of gaining international recognition.

Actors

Paul Courtenay Hyu
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Self - Actress / Various Roles
Michael Yi
Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
Shin Jeong-kyun
Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Shin Myung-yim
Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyung-ok
Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T. A. Hall
Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
Pierre Rissient
Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
Lee Jang-ho
Self - Filmmaker
David Straub
David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Jang Jin-sun
Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Nishida Tetsuo
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson
Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crews

Robert Cannan
Robert Cannan
Director
Ross Adam
Ross Adam
Director
Robert Cannan
Robert Cannan
Producer
Ross Adam
Ross Adam
Producer
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Jim Hession
Jim Hession
Editor
Nathan Halpern
Nathan Halpern
Original Music Composer
Alastair Sirkett
Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer
Aminé Ramer
Aminé Ramer
Music Supervisor
Connie Farr
Connie Farr
Music Supervisor
Victoria Chalk
Victoria Chalk
Co-Editor
Sheryl Crown
Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer
Maggie Monteith
Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer
Victoria Steventon
Victoria Steventon
Executive Producer
Cristina Ljungberg
Cristina Ljungberg
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Kate Townsend
Kate Townsend
Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham
Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer
Nikki Parrott
Nikki Parrott
Associate Producer
Christoph Jörg
Christoph Jörg
Co-Producer
Femke Wolting
Femke Wolting
Co-Producer
Bruno Felix
Bruno Felix
Co-Producer
Martin Pieper
Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor
Milka Pavlicevic
Milka Pavlicevic
Commissioning Editor
Oscar van der Kroon
Oscar van der Kroon
Commissioning Editor
Axel Arnö
Axel Arnö
Commissioning Editor
Jim Hession
Jim Hession
Writer
Robert Cannan
Robert Cannan
Writer
Ross Adam
Ross Adam
Writer
Chavala Madlena
Chavala Madlena
Researcher
Simon Hill
Simon Hill
Sound Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Official Trailer 1
Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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