The Lovers and the Despot

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.

Documentary History

Paul Courtenay Hyu

(Shin Sang-ok)

Yuna Shin

(Choi Eun-hee)

Choi Eun-hee

(Self - Actress / Various Roles)

Michael Yi

(Self - US Intelligence Officer)

Shin Jeong-kyun

(Self - Choi and Shin's Son)

Shin Myung-yim

(Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter)

Choi Kyung-ok

(Self - Choi's Brother)

Iain T. A. Hall

(Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79))

Pierre Rissient

(Self - Film Critic)

Lee Jang-ho

(Self - Filmmaker)

David Straub

(Self - US SD Officer (1984-86))

Jang Jin-sun

(Self - Kim's Former Court Poet)

Nishida Tetsuo

(Self - Film Critic)

Derek Malcolm

(Self - Film Critic)

Dean S. Robinson

(Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87))

Shin Sang-ok

(Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))

Kim Jong-il

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Kim Il-sung

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Kim Jong-un

(Self - Politician (archive footage))