The Lovers and the Despot
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
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)
Robert Cannan
Director
Ross Adam
Director
Robert Cannan
Producer
Ross Adam
Producer
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Jim Hession
Editor
Nathan Halpern
Original Music Composer
Alastair Sirkett
Sound Designer
Aminé Ramer
Music Supervisor
Connie Farr
Music Supervisor
Victoria Chalk
Co-Editor
Sheryl Crown
Executive Producer
Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer
Victoria Steventon
Executive Producer
Cristina Ljungberg
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Richard Holmes
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Kate Townsend
Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham
Executive Producer
Nikki Parrott
Associate Producer
Christoph Jörg
Co-Producer
Femke Wolting
Co-Producer
Bruno Felix
Co-Producer
Martin Pieper
Commissioning Editor
Milka Pavlicevic
Commissioning Editor
Oscar van der Kroon
Commissioning Editor
Axel Arnö
Commissioning Editor
Jim Hession
Writer
Robert Cannan
Writer
Ross Adam
Writer
Chavala Madlena
Researcher
Simon Hill
Sound Mixer