The Lovers and the Despot

Synopsis

After the collapse of their glamorous romance, a famous director Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee are kidnapped by order of North Korea’s film-loving president Kim Jong-il. Forced to make films in the world's weirdest state, they get a second chance at love, but only one chance at escape.

Director Biography

Rob Cannan, born in London, UK in 1978, he has worked in various roles on feature films, shorts and music videos. Rob made his directing debut with THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM which won an audience award at the British Independent Film Awards. He is currently consulting on a fiction remake of this film which is slated to be directed by Dan Mazer in the summer of 2016. Ross Adam, born in London, UK in 1979, he has worked as a director, cinematographer and editor on short films, music videos, art installations, commercials and corporate videos and is also a photographer. Rob and Ross have already collaborated on many projects.