PlayPilot is the streaming guide that helps you find where to stream The Lovers and the Despot online via rental, purchase, or 100+ streaming service subscriptions.

Filter

Join more than 5 million users

using PlayPilot to find the best movies and shows on all streaming services!

Promo

Ratings

Profile photo for
Your rating:
IMDb rating Visit page
IMDb rating 6.6

Reviews

Add a review

Be the first to leave a review for this title

Cast & Crew

Shin Sang-ok
As Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Shin Sang-ok
Director
Lee Jang-ho
As Self - Filmmaker
Lee Jang-ho
Director
Robert Cannan
Director
Ross Adam
Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Lovers and the Despot about? Toggle content

In the late 1970s, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il kidnapped South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and his ex-wife, actress Choi Eun-hee, to create a North Korean Hollywood. This documentary tells the incredible story of their captivity and the films they were forced to make for Kim Jong-il, blending elements of politics, comedy, and romance. What unfolds is a tale so unbelievable, it could only be true.

Where can I stream The Lovers and the Despot? Toggle content

You can stream The Lovers and the Despot on:

What movies are similar to The Lovers and the Despot? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Lovers and the Despot include Ronaldo, LA 92, Sid & Judy, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, Titanic Arrogance, The Serbian Lawyer.