About The Lovers and the Despot
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
Paul Courtenay Hyu
plays Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin
plays Choi Eun-hee
Choi Eun-hee
plays Self - Actress / Various Roles
Michael Yi
plays Self - US Intelligence Officer
Shin Jeong-kyun
plays Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Shin Myung-yim
plays Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyung-ok
plays Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T. A. Hall
plays Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
Pierre Rissient
plays Self - Film Critic
Lee Jang-ho
plays Self - Filmmaker
David Straub
plays Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Jang Jin-sun
plays Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Nishida Tetsuo
plays Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
plays Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson
plays Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-ok
plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il
plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sung
plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
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