The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

Name: The Lovers and the Despot
Director: Robert Cannan
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2016-09-22
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Paul Courtenay Hyu, Yuna Shin, Choi Eun-hee, Michael Yi, Shin Jeong-kyun

20161h 38mNRDocumentaryHistory

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 HyuShin Sang-ok
YYuna ShinChoi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-heeSelf - Actress / Various Roles
MMichael YiSelf - US Intelligence Officer
SShin Jeong-kyunSelf - Choi and Shin's Son
SShin Myung-yimSelf - Choi and Shin's Daughter
CChoi Kyung-okSelf - Choi's Brother
IIain T. A. HallSelf - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
PPierre RissientSelf - Film Critic
Lee Jang-hoSelf - Filmmaker
DDavid StraubSelf - US SD Officer (1984-86)
JJang Jin-sunSelf - Kim's Former Court Poet
NNishida TetsuoSelf - Film Critic
Derek MalcolmSelf - Film Critic
DDean S. RobinsonSelf - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-okSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jong-ilSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sungSelf - Politician (archive footage)

Crew

Directors: Robert Cannan Ross Adam
Writers: Jim Hession Robert Cannan Ross Adam
Producers: Victoria Steventon Lizzie Francke Maggie Monteith Cristina Ljungberg Richard Holmes Nick Fraser
Music: Nathan Halpern
Editing: Jim Hession

Details

Released: September 22, 2016
Language: English
Studio: Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films
IMDb: tt5278868