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The Lovers and the Despot

6.9 98 mins Documentary   History   2016
Hellflower Films   Tigerlily Films   Pumpernickel Films   Submarine  
Director(s): Robert Cannan Ross Adam

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

Casts of The Lovers and the Despot

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)

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