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The Lovers and the Despot

2016

98 min

6.9

69.0%

User Score

(30 votes)

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

DIRECTED BY

Robert Cannan

STARRING

Paul Courtenay Hyu, Yuna Shin, Choi Eun-hee, Michael Yi, Shin Jeong-kyun

Videos & Trailers

1080p

Trailer

Official Trailer

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Trailer

Official Trailer

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Trailer

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Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

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

Lee Jang-ho

Self - Filmmaker

David Straub

Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

Jang Jin-sun

Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

Recommendations

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The Lovers and the Despot

Videos & Trailers

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Yuna Shin

Choi Eun-hee

Michael Yi

Shin Jeong-kyun

Shin Myung-yim

Choi Kyung-ok

Iain T. A. Hall

Pierre Rissient

Lee Jang-ho

David Straub

Jang Jin-sun

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