The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean actor Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong-il of North Korea. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's 2014 MeetMarket. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Documentary, Thriller |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Produced By: | Maggie Monteith, Sheryl Crown, Victoria Steventon, Lizzie Francke, Sandra Whipham, Ross Adam, Richard Holmes, Natasha Dack, Nick Fraser, Robert Cannan, Cristina Ljungberg, Kate Townsend, Femke Wolting |
Directed By: | Robert Cannan, Ross Adam |
Written By: | Robert Cannan, Ross Adam |
Cast: | Paul Courtenay Hyu, Eun-Hie Choi, Sang-Ok Shin |
In Theaters: | Sep 23, 2016 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Production: | Documentary Company, The, Hellflower Film, Submarine |
Box Office: | $55,180 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |