Movie
The Lovers and the Despot
70%
Audience score33 votes on TMDB
“They were kidnapped by their biggest fan”
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
- Director
- Robert Cannan
- Director
- Ross Adam
- Music
- Nathan Halpern
- Screenplay
- Jim Hession
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 22/09/2016
- Original language
- English
Main cast
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