The Lovers and the Despot

Overview

In 1978 Hong Kong, South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee finds herself ensnared in a dangerous plot as North Korean agents, acting on Kim Jong-il's orders, abduct her. The political intrigue deepens when her husband, director Shin Sang-ok, is also taken to the North. As the couple navigates the treacherous landscape of their captors, they are coerced into creating films for the reclusive regime. Their harrowing journey intertwines love, survival, and the complexities of power, revealing the extraordinary lengths to which individuals will go under oppressive rule.