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The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot

2016 · 98 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (33 votes)
Dir. Ross Adam, Robert Cannan · Starring Paul Courtenay Hyu, Yuna Shin, Choi Eun-hee, Michael Yi, Shin Jeong-kyun, Shin Myung-yim · Music Nathan Halpern

“They were kidnapped by their biggest fan”

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Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

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A chillingly surreal dive into a dictator's cinematic obsession. It feels like a twisted fairy tale, where art and propaganda blur into a deeply unsettling, stranger-than-fiction reality.

tensesurrealunsettlingbizarresteadyarchival footagedocudramapolitical thrillerobsessionpowerart vs. ideologycaptivity
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