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The Lovers and the Despot
Documentary 2020 1 hr 35 min
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The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.
Documentary 2020 1 hr 35 min
Unrated
Starring Choi Eun-hee, Paul Courtenay Hyu
Director Robert Cannan, Ross Adam

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The Lovers and the Despot
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The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and film director, Shin Sang-ok, who were individually kidnapped and reunited by dictator and film fan Kim Jong-il to force them to develop North Korea's film industry.

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Studio
Hellflower Film, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 35 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

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Original Audio
Korean, English, English (United Kingdom), Japanese
Audio
English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles
English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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