Both enigmatic and illuminating,“The Lovers and the Despot (a dictator with absolute power)” tells the story of South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and actress wife Choi Eun-hee — the Brangelina of ’70s South Korea — who were kidnapped in 1978, taken to North Korea, and forced by supreme leader Kim Jong-il to originate movies that would gain recognition for... Read more »
Source: variety.com