The Lovers and The Despot (2016)
- Original title
- The Lovers and the Despot
- Directed by
- Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
- Genre
- documentary film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary tells the true story of a South Korean actress and her film director husband who were kidnapped to North Korea. They were forced by Kim Jong Il to make movies for him.
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What happens
The Lovers and the Despot is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, about the 1978 abduction of South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and film director Shin Sang-ok, by Kim Jong Il of North Korea. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's 2014 MeetMarket. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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