The Lovers and the Despot

Paul Courtenay Hyu

Shin Sang-ok

Yuna Shin

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Self - Actress / Various Roles

Michael Yi

Self - US Intelligence Officer

Shin Jeong-kyun

Self - Choi and Shin's Son

Shin Myung-yim

Self - Choi and Shin's Daughter

Choi Kyung-ok

Self - Choi's Brother

Iain T. A. Hall

Self - RHK Police Inspector (1975-79)

Pierre Rissient

Self - Film Critic

Lee Jang-ho

Self - Filmmaker

David Straub

Self - US SD Officer (1984-86)

Jang Jin-sun

Self - Kim's Former Court Poet

Nishida Tetsuo

Self - Film Critic

Derek Malcolm

Self - Film Critic

Dean S. Robinson

Self - Vienna US Embassy Officer (1985-87)

Shin Sang-ok

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Kim Jong-il

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Robert Cannan

Director

Ross Adam

Director

Jim Hession

Writer

Robert Cannan

Writer

Ross Adam

Writer

Robert Cannan

Producer

Victoria Steventon

Executive Producer

Lizzie Francke

Executive Producer

Ross Adam

Producer

Maggie Monteith

Executive Producer

Cristina Ljungberg

Executive Producer

Richard Holmes

Executive Producer