The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

September 22nd, 20161h 38min

Documentary, History
69%

Overview

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie


Released on: 2011-05-19
Documentary

Jesus Was a Commie presents modern society with questions and leads the audience on a dialectical jo...

8-8-88 Church of Satan Mansonite Rally

8-8-88 Church of Satan Mansonite Rally


Released on: 1988-08-08
Documentary

On August 8, 1988, the world’s first and largest Satanic rally took place. Ripped from a video featu...

Tangerine Dream -  Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse

Tangerine Dream - Signals from the Schwäbischen Strasse


Released on: 1976-05-23
Documentary, Music

German TV film, also shown on Spanish TV in 1976, this is a film all about TD which includes informa...

Chernobyl 30 Years On: Nuclear Heritage

Chernobyl 30 Years On: Nuclear Heritage


Released on: 2015-05-06
Documentary, History, TV Movie

Thirty years after the Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on the night of April 26, 1986, its causes...

BRATS

BRATS


Released on: 2024-06-07
Documentary

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hol...

Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion


Released on: 1967-05-27
Drama, History, Action

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband ...

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'


Released on: 2007-09-01
Documentary

Documentary about the making of the 1983 thriller "Cujo"

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films


Released on: 2014-10-06
Documentary

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film compa...

Follow Me

Follow Me


Released on: 1969-04-25
Documentary

Documentary about two boys and a girl who travel to surfing spots around the world.

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic


Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary

Documentary on the making of the Peanuts Thanksgiving special.

Monster im Kinderzimmer

Monster im Kinderzimmer


Released on:
Documentary

Où sont-elles donc ?

Où sont-elles donc ?


Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary

Bayesian : les mystères du naufrage du superyacht en sicile

Bayesian : les mystères du naufrage du superyacht en sicile


Released on: 2024-09-27
Documentary, Drama

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of


Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas


Released on: 2016-09-11
Documentary

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact...

Homes Apart: Korea

Homes Apart: Korea


Released on: 1991-01-02
Documentary

They speak the same language, share a similar culture and once belonged to a single nation. When the...

Grab and Run

Grab and Run


Released on: 2017-01-05
Documentary

After the Kyrgyzstan Independence in 1991, the ancient practice of Ala-Kachuu ("grab and run") retur...

Golden Dreams

Golden Dreams


Released on: 2001-02-08
Drama, History, Fantasy

Califia, the Queen and spirit of California, gives the audience a quick and somewhat romanticized lo...

Greetings From Planet Smurf

Greetings From Planet Smurf


Released on: 2018-06-08
Documentary

The Smurfs were created in 1958 by the Belgian comic author Peyo (Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992) and t...

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer


Released on: 1990-07-02
Documentary

Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.