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The Lovers and the Despot(2016)

6.9(30)
1h 38m
2016-09-22

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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Top Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
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Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
Self - Actress / Various Roles

Keywords

cinema on cinemakidnappingmovie business1970sdictatorshiphong kongdocudramaex-husband ex-wife relationshipcommunismcommunist propaganda1980sportrait of a filmmakernorth koreainter-korean relations

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Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
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Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
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Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
No Photo
Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother
No Photo
Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
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Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
Lee Jang-ho
Self - Filmmaker
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David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
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Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
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Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
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Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)