The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

Name: The Lovers and the Despot
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016
Duration: 94 min

Directed by Ross Adam with Robert Cannan · 1 h 34 min

Year: 2016
Running time: 1 h 34 min
Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Produced by: Richard Holmes, Femke Wolting, Ross Adam and Robert Cannan

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About the film

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.

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Title	The Lovers and the Despot
Year	2016
Directed by	Ross Adam and Robert Cannan
Runs	1 h 34 min
Wikidata	Q30941538

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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