The Lovers and the Despot
September 22, 2016
98 minutes
6.9
DocumentaryHistory

The Lovers and the Despot

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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Cast
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)
Nishida Tetsuo
(Self - Film Critic)
Derek Malcolm
(Self - Film Critic)
Dean S. Robinson
(Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87))
Shin Sang-ok
(Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))
Kim Jong-il
(Self - Politician (archive footage))
Kim Il-sung
(Self - Politician (archive footage))
Kim Jong-un
(Self - Politician (archive footage))