The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
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
Paul Courtenay Hyu is a British–Chinese actor, writer and director. He works in English and German. He is sometimes credited as Paul Hyu, especially for his work as Elvis Impersonator, "ChineseElvis"....
Choi Eun-hee
as Self - Actress / Various Roles
Choi Eun-hee (November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie direc...
Lee Jang-ho
as Self - Filmmaker
Lee Jang-ho (born May 15, 1945) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter..
Derek Malcolm
as Self - Film Critic
Shin Sang-ok
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Shin Sang-ok (born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the...
Kim Jong-il
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong Il, born Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 February 1941, was a North Korean politician who was the second President of North Korea. He led North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung i...
Director
Ross Adam
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