Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il. Her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, undertakes her search, but soon after he is kidnapped as well. In 1983, after living through years of tribulations, Kim Jong-il puts them in charge of the North Korean film industry in the hope of gaining international recognition.
Full Cast of The Lovers and the Despot
Yuna Shin
as Choi Eun-hee
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)
Crew of The Lovers and the Despot
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