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The Lovers & the Despot

Amazon Prime Video

The Lovers & the Despot

1h 40 min

2016

UK

6.6

NR

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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Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

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Shin Sang-ok

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Jong-Un Kim

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Pierre Rissient

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