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title: 'The Lovers and The Despot (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ross Adam'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lovers-and-the-despot-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278868/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lovers and The Despot (2016)

2016 · 94 min · Documentary, Thriller · United Kingdom

Original title: The Lovers and the Despot

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Ross Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-adam), [Robert Cannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-cannan)
- **Producer:** [Ross Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-adam), [Robert Cannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-cannan), [Femke Wolting](https://cinepixo.com/people/femke-wolting), [Richard Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-holmes-2)
- **Director:** [Ross Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-adam), [Robert Cannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-cannan)

## Cast

- [Choi Eun-hee](https://cinepixo.com/people/choi-eun-hee)

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