TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Content Policy

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
TMDB
69
IMDb
66
Rotten Tomatoes
79
Audience Score
53
Google
79
Watch(US)

The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

Overview

DocumentaryHistory

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

Flag of FRFRFlag of NLNL
Content warning
movie businesscinema on cinema1980s1970shong kongkidnappingdocudramacommunismportrait of a filmmakerdictatorship+4 more
R

Director

Ross Adam

ReleasedSep 22, 2016
Runtime1h 38m
StatusReleased
Tigerlily Films
Submarine

Top Cast

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Lee Jang-ho

Lee Jang-ho

Self - Filmmaker

Derek Malcolm

Derek Malcolm

Self - Film Critic

YouTube

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Gallery

Reviews

No ratings yet

Start the discussionBe the first to post — spoiler-safe
Rate & reviewBe the first to weigh in

Recommended

Salinger movie poster (2013)
6.4

Salinger

Jodorowsky's Dune movie poster (2013)
7.8

Jodorowsky's Dune

Seduced and Abandoned movie poster (2013)
6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

Spielberg movie poster (2017)
7.6

Spielberg

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound movie poster (2019)
6.9

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Holy Hell movie poster (2016)
6.6

Holy Hell

Hitchcock/Truffaut movie poster (2015)
7.2

Hitchcock/Truffaut

David Bowie: The Last Five Years movie poster (2017)
7.1

David Bowie: The Last Five Years

Downloaded movie poster (2013)
6.5

Downloaded

Nothing Like a Dame movie poster (2018)
6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

WHAM! movie poster (2023)
7.3

WHAM!

QT8: The First Eight movie poster (2019)
7.2

QT8: The First Eight

Zeitgeist: Addendum movie poster (2008)
7.2

Zeitgeist: Addendum

Cuba and the Cameraman movie poster (2017)
7.5

Cuba and the Cameraman

The Class of ‘92 movie poster (2013)
7.1

The Class of ‘92

More Like This

Song of My City movie poster (2025)
7.5

Song of My City

Boundless movie poster (2013)
7.7

Boundless

Alone movie poster (1990)
8.0

Alone

Großes Kino made in DDR movie poster (2016)
2.8

Großes Kino made in DDR

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat movie poster (1896)
7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Au Hasard Bresson movie poster (1967)
6.0

Au Hasard Bresson

My Brother Is an Only Child movie poster (2007)
6.7

My Brother Is an Only Child

Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde ! movie poster (2025)

Je m'appelle Régine et je vous emmerde !

Milk movie poster (2008)
7.2

Milk

La Tragédie des Brigades Internationales movie poster (2016)
8.0

La Tragédie des Brigades Internationales

1944. Deportation movie poster (2019)

1944. Deportation

Back to Black movie poster (2024)
6.7

Back to Black

Discussion

Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.

Discussion starters

View all comments →