Robert Cannan
Director
The Lovers and the Despot (2016)
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History, Thriller
Keywords: tmdb.movie-business, tmdb.1970s, tmdb.kidnapping, tmdb.dictatorship, tmdb.hong-kong, tmdb.docudrama, tmdb.ex-husband-ex-wife-relationship + 16 more, tmdb.communism, tmdb.communist-propaganda, tmdb.portrait-of-a-filmmaker, tmdb.north-korea, tmdb.inter-korean-relations, tmdb.cinema-on-cinema, tmdb.1980s, mdblist.certified-fresh, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.north-korea, imdb.film-fan, imdb.slavery, imdb.kidnapping, imdb.filmmaker, imdb.reenactment, aspectratio.1-78-1
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free + 2 more, DistroTV, Philo
Production Companies: Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine
Country: France
Production Countries:
France,
United Kingdom,
Netherlands
Languages:
Japanese,
English,
Korean
64
2.0
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Runtime: 98 min.
Released: Sept. 22, 2016
Digital Release: Sept. 23, 2016
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+