Tag: Lovers and the Despot

Not-so-nice North Korea: Part 2 – The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

Not-so-nice North Korea: Part 2 – The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

October 4, 2016 | By

Review of The Lovers and the Despot, the surreal life-imitates-art story of South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and award-winning film star Choi Eun-hee, both kidnapped by North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, currently playing at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.

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Film: Lovers and the Despot, The (2016)

Film: Lovers and the Despot, The (2016)

October 4, 2016 | By

One of the strangest tales in film history is the abduction of late South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and award-winning film star Choi Eun-hee by North Korea’s Kim Jong-il to improve his country’s film industry…

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