The Lovers and the Despot

They were kidnapped by their biggest fan

Plot Summary

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

cinema on cinema

kidnapping

movie business

1970s

dictatorship

hong kong

docudrama

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

communism

communist propaganda

1980s

portrait of a filmmaker

north korea

inter-korean relations