The Lovers and the Despot

Documentary 2016 · 1h 38m

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

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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.

Cast

19 people

Paul Courtenay Hyu Shin Sang-ok

Y Yuna Shin Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee Self - Actress / Various Roles

M Michael Yi Self - US Intelligence Officer

S Shin Jeong-kyun Self - Choi and Shin's Son

S Shin Myung-yim Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

C Choi Kyung-ok Self - Choi's Brother

I Iain T. A. Hall Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

P Pierre Rissient Self - Film Critic

Lee Jang-ho Self - Filmmaker

D David Straub Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

J Jang Jin-sun Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

N Nishida Tetsuo Self - Film Critic

Derek Malcolm Self - Film Critic

D Dean S. Robinson Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

Shin Sang-ok Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Kim Jong-il Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung Self - Politician (archive footage)