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.
- Year: 2016
- Country: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Hellflower Films, Tigerlily Films, Pumpernickel Films, Submarine
- Keyword: 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
- Director: Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
- Cast: Paul Courtenay Hyu, Yuna Shin, Choi Eun-hee, Michael Yi, Shin Jeong-kyun, Shin Myung-yim