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The Lovers and the Despot
1 hour 38 minutes2016-09-22
6.9
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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
![Paul Courtenay Hyu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xMyvtY7fHSxzx5KloxAXjiB1DYn.jpg)
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
![Yuna Shin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
![Choi Eun-hee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8IfgRUrrrebt7EqUKiBsU6TvaQA.jpg)
Choi Eun-hee
Self - Actress / Various Roles
![Michael Yi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Yi
Self - US Intelligence Officer
![Shin Jeong-kyun](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shin Jeong-kyun
Self - Choi and Shin's Son
![Shin Myung-yim](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shin Myung-yim
Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter
![Choi Kyung-ok](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Choi Kyung-ok
Self - Choi's Brother
![Iain T. A. Hall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Iain T. A. Hall
Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)
![Pierre Rissient](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pierre Rissient
Self - Film Critic
![Lee Jang-ho](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m7vHlpv1OSHDunYepqy6xCosZma.jpg)
Lee Jang-ho
Self - Filmmaker
![David Straub](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Straub
Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)
![Jang Jin-sun](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jang Jin-sun
Self - Kim's Former Court Poet
![Nishida Tetsuo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
![Derek Malcolm](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
![Dean S. Robinson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
![Shin Sang-ok](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//z4u9xaPaSHPyoneOL1kXaxyfu1R.jpg)
Shin Sang-ok
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Kim Jong-il](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rVFaJ6PqXy5jQCcCBLEa50YgeXV.jpg)
Kim Jong-il
Self - Politician (archive footage)
![Kim Il-sung](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3ts5uFsAODlL8XdBAEkrVDAZFni.jpg)
Kim Il-sung
Self - Politician (archive footage)
![Kim Jong-un](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//85yX3RDu09O4DekBDaI48sF9S2d.jpg)