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2014

My Dictator

Directed by Lee Hae-jun
One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972.

Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung, the former leader of North Korea, for the rehearsal of the South-North Korea Summit. Sung-geun becomes passionately immersed in his role, motivated by his son who looks up to him. However, the summit is not realized, and Sung-geun ends up lost in the delusion that he really is Kim Il-sung.

Duration

2h 8m

Released

October 30, 2014

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6.9

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Cast25

  • Sul Kyung-gu
  • Park Hae-il
  • Yoon Je-moon
  • Lee Byung-joon
  • Ryu Hye-young
  • Jang So-yeon
  • Lee Kyoo-hyung
  • Park Min soo
  • Son Young-soon

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