The Lovers & the Despot(2016)

Name: The Lovers & the Despot
Director: Ross Adam
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Thriller
Released: Sep 23, 2016
Cast: Choi Eun-hie, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Shin Sang-ok

Magnolia Pictures

1h 38m

Release Date: Sep 23, 2016

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.

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Release Details

Original Release | Sep 23, 2016 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T12:29:05.779Z

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Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$14,925
Total US & Canada:
$55,511
Total International
$40,010
Total Worldwide:
$95,521

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Director & Top Cast

Ross Adam
Director

Robert Cannan
Director

Choi Eun-hie
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Paul Courtenay Hyu
Shin Sang-ok

Shin Sang-ok
Self

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, Netherlands, France

Language: Korean,English,Japanese

Summaries

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In 1970s South Korea, actor Choi Eun-hee and her ex-husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, were divorced, estranged and both struggling with stalled careers. Unfortunately, both their lives seemed changed forever when they were individually kidnapped in 1978 by their biggest fan, Kim Jong-il, despot of North Korea. With persuasion and brute force, the movie obsessed Kim planned to use them to develop the Hermit Kingdom's film industry and get it out of its mindless propaganda mentality. Through the words of Choi, their family, associates and US intelligence personnel, you will follow the story of the bizarre slavery of this couple even as they rediscovered their love and secretly gathered evidence of the dictator's crimes. All the while, they struggled to play along with the world's most dangerous film geek as they desperately planned their escape. — Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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The Lovers & the Despot(2016)

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Director & Top Cast

Ross Adam

Robert Cannan

Choi Eun-hie

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Technical Specifications

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