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The Lovers and the Despot

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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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Director(s): Robert Cannan, Ross Adam

Writer(s): Jim Hession, Robert Cannan, Ross Adam

Producer(s): Robert Cannan, Ross Adam, Natasha Dack Ojumu

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cinema on cinema kidnapping movie business 1970s dictatorship hong kong docudrama ex-husband ex-wife relationship communism communist propaganda 1980s portrait of a filmmaker north korea inter-korean relations

Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin

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

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