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Directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam. THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea. In the 70s, after reaching the top of Korean society following a string of successful films, Choi was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents and taken to meet Kim Jong-il. While searching for Choi, Shin also was kidnapped, and following five years of imprisonment, the couple was reunited by the movie-obsessed Kim, who declared them his personal filmmakers. Choi and Shin planned their escape, but not before producing 17 feature films for the dictator and gaining his trust in the process.
Original Release
08/13/2016
US Release
09/23/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Courtenay Hyu | Shin Sang-ok |
Sang-ok Shin | Self / Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
Jong-Un Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Il-Sung Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Jong-il Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Pierre Rissient | Self - Film Critic |
Meriç Benlioglu | Self / Self - Actress / Various Roles |
Directors
Writers
Ross Adam, Robert Cannan, Jim Hession
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Courtenay Hyu | Shin Sang-ok |
Sang-ok Shin | Self / Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
Jong-Un Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Il-Sung Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Jong-il Kim | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Pierre Rissient | Self - Film Critic |
Meriç Benlioglu | Self / Self - Actress / Various Roles |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sheryl Crown | Executive Producer |
Lizzie Francke | Executive Producer |
Nick Fraser | Executive Producer |
Richard Holmes | Executive Producer |
Cristina Ljungberg | Executive Producer |
Maggie Monteith | Executive Producer |
Victoria Steventon | Executive Producer |
Kate Townsend | Executive Producer |
Sandra Whipham | Executive Producer |
Ross Adam | Producer |
Robert Cannan | Producer |
Natasha Dack | Producer |
Christoph Jörg | Producer |
Sophia Shek | Producer |
Femke Wolting | Producer |