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  • The Lovers & the Despot (2016)
  • Unrated
    98 min | Documentary, Biography, Thriller
The Lovers & the Despot (2016)
Unrated
98 min | Documentary, Biography, Thriller

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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Sep 23, 2016 (United States)

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Shin Sang-ok Shin Sang-ok   See fewer
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Self (voice) (as Sang-ok Shin) Self (voice) (as Sang-ok Shin)   See fewer
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