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The Lovers and the Despot (2016) — Ligoscope

The Lovers and the Despot

Film · 2016

The Lovers and the Despot

98 min · Directed by Ross Adam · NR

Documentary History

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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.

Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin

Choi Eun-hee

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

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

Derek Malcolm

Self - Film Critic

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)

Crew

Director: Ross Adam, Robert Cannan
Producer: Ross Adam, Nick Fraser, Robert Cannan, Lizzie Francke, Sheryl Crown, Sandra Whipham, Femke Wolting, Maggie Monteith
Writer: Jim Hession, Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
Editor: Jim Hession
Composer: Nathan Halpern
Sound: Alastair Sirkett

Details

Studios: Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films
Countries: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean
Certification: NR
Release: September 22, 2016

Themes

cinema on cinemakidnappingmovie business1970sdictatorshiphong kongdocudramaex-husband ex-wife relationshipcommunismcommunist propaganda1980sportrait of a filmmaker

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