Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
The Lovers and the Despot has generally received positive reviews.
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The Lovers and the Despot was released in 2016 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 74 reviews, giving The Lovers and the Despot (2016) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 66%.
With a score of 63%, The Lovers and the Despot is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like X-Men: Apocalypse, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Trolls.
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