We can understand why, in the documentary, The Lovers & the Despot, Kim Jong-il, heir then to the leadership of North Korea, decided that the ...
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The Lovers and the Despot takes a fascinating story about filmmaking, politics, kidnapping and propaganda and gives us almost no insight ...
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Among other things, “The Lovers and the Despot” is a poignant story of a love lost and then rekindled under the most harrowing circumstances ...
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“The Lovers and the Despot” explores how and why Ms. Choi and Mr. Shin landed in North Korea, as does Paul Fischer's 2015 book, “A Kim Jong-il ...
The Lovers and the Despot review – riveting study of Kim Jong-il's movie-loving madness.
The Lovers and the Despot is a fascinating story of artists held hostage by their biggest fan, who happened to be a ruthless dictator. It's ...
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The Lovers and the Despot, directed by Rob Cannan and Ross Adams, straddles both the shocking and the bizarre as this documentary unpacks the compelling ...