The Lovers and the Despot
They were kidnapped by their biggest fan
2016
Rated
NR
98
minutes
Documentary, History
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
Language
English
Release Date
September 22, 2016
Cast
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok
Yuna Shin
Choi Eun-hee
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
Nishida Tetsuo
Self - Film Critic
Derek Malcolm
Self - Film Critic
Dean S. Robinson
Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)
Shin Sang-ok
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Kim Jong-il
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Il-sung
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kim Jong-un
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Production
Femke Wolting
Co-Producer
Bruno Felix
Co-Producer
Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer
Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Richard Holmes
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Kate Townsend
Executive Producer
Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer
Nikki Parrott
Associate Producer
Victoria Steventon
Executive Producer
Christoph Jörg
Co-Producer
Cristina Ljungberg
Executive Producer
Robert Cannan
Producer
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Chavala Madlena
Researcher
Ross Adam
Producer
Editing
Sound
Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer
Nathan Halpern
Original Music Composer
Simon Hill
Sound Mixer
Connie Farr
Music Supervisor
Aminé Ramer
Music Supervisor
Crew
Axel Arnö
Commissioning Editor
Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor
Oscar van der Kroon
Commissioning Editor
Milka Pavlicevic
Commissioning Editor
Writing