The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 2016-09-22
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 29 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Hellflower Films
  • Production Country: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • Directors: Ross Adam, Robert Cannan.
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Summary

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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  • Paul Courtenay Hyu

    as Shin Sang-ok

  • Yuna Shin

    as Choi Eun-hee

  • Choi Eun-hee

    as Self - Actress / Various Roles

  • Michael Yi

    as Self - US Intelligence Officer

  • Shin Jeong-kyun

    as Self - Choi and Shin's Son

  • Shin Myung-yim

    as Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

  • Choi Kyung-ok

    as Self - Choi's Brother

  • Iain T. A. Hall

    as Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

  • Pierre Rissient

    as Self - Film Critic

  • Lee Jang-ho

    as Self - Filmmaker

  • David Straub

    as Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

  • Jang Jin-sun

    as Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

  • Nishida Tetsuo

    as Self - Film Critic

  • Derek Malcolm

    as Self - Film Critic

  • Dean S. Robinson

    as Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

  • Shin Sang-ok

    as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

  • Kim Jong-il

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Kim Il-sung

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Kim Jong-un

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

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