The Lovers And The Despot

They were the Brangelina of '70s South Korea - the romance between the debonair film director Shin Sang-ok and glamorous actress Choi Eunhee took them to the heights of South Korean society. Fame took a toll on their love, but it also attracted unbelievable twists of fate. The two find themselves kidnapped by the North Korean regime, and they are forced to play along with bizarre filmmaking project led by superfan cinephile Kim Jong-il. As they endure torture, imprisonment, and surveillance, their romance is rekindled, and they realise escape is only possible through filmmaking - but the smallest mistake in their plans could cost them their lives.