The Lovers and the Despot
They were kidnapped by their biggest fan
98 mins
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother
Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Robert Cannan
Director
Ross Adam
Director
Robert Cannan
Producer
Victoria Steventon
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Ross Adam
Producer
Victoria Chalk
Co-Editor
Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer
Cristina Ljungberg
Executive Producer
Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer
Jim Hession
Editor
Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer
Christoph Jörg
Co-Producer
Connie Farr
Music Supervisor
Oscar van der Kroon
Commissioning Editor
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Kate Townsend
Executive Producer
Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor
Aminé Ramer
Music Supervisor
Nikki Parrott
Associate Producer
Axel Arnö
Commissioning Editor
Milka Pavlicevic
Commissioning Editor
Jim Hession
Writer
Robert Cannan
Writer
Ross Adam
Writer
Chavala Madlena
Researcher
Simon Hill
Sound Mixer