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The Lovers & the Despot

  • 2016
  • Unrated
  • 1h 38m
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6.6/10
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Choi Eun-hie, Jong-Il Kim, and Shin Sang-ok in The Lovers & the Despot (2016)
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The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to fo... Read allThe story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.

  • Directors
    • Ross Adam
    • Robert Cannan
  • Writers
    • Ross Adam
    • Robert Cannan
  • Stars
    • Choi Eun-hie
    • Paul Courtenay Hyu
    • Shin Sang-ok
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    6.6/10
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    • Directors
      • Ross Adam
      • Robert Cannan
    • Writers
      • Ross Adam
      • Robert Cannan
    • Stars
      • Choi Eun-hie
      • Paul Courtenay Hyu
      • Shin Sang-ok
    • 11User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Choi Eun-hie
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    Paul Courtenay Hyu
    • Shin Sang-ok
    Shin Sang-ok
    Shin Sang-ok
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    • (voice)
    • (as Sang-ok Shin)
    • Directors
      • Ross Adam
      • Robert Cannan
    • Writers
      • Ross Adam
      • Robert Cannan
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    • Trivia
      Choi Eun-hie's involvement in the film was achieved by wooing her with English teas and jams.
    • Connections
      Features The Forty-First (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Korean Spring Song
      Performed by The Kim Sisters

      Words and Music by Hai Fong Kim

      Published by Combine Music Corp, EMI Apriil Music Inc.

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

    User reviews11

    Featured review

    Interesting historical tale

    For those who like to research about history and culture of different countries, North Korea is still a big mystery. While reading about the Kim dynasty the other day, I discovered little is known about Kim Jong- un, the "Supreme Leader" of the country. It is scaring to know this these days of internet and open information.

    If NK government can do this today, we figure out how easy it was to do this decades ago. And it is on this idea 'The Lovers and the Despot' focus on. It was a time when Kim Jong-un's father, Kim Jong-il, had absolute power over North Koreans and, among other things, used cinema to spread the idea North Korea should be an example of success and democracy.

    Seeing this, watch "The Lovers and the Despot" and learn a bit more about this mysterious country.
    • Emerenciano
    • Mar 16, 2017
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Netherlands
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Filmens fångar
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Hellflower Film
      • Pumpernickel Films
      • Submarine
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,511
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,925
      • Sep 25, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $95,521
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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