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The Lovers and the Despot

Directed by Ross Adam

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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.

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Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

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Natasha Dack Ojumu

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Michael Yi

Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun

Self - Choi and Shin's Son

Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall

Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient

Self - Film Critic

Self - Filmmaker

Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

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Self - Film Critic

Dean S. Robinson

Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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The Lovers and the Despot is about hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

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Ross Adam directed The Lovers and the Despot.

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