My Dictator

"One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972."

2014 2h 8m KO

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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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.

“One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972.”

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Cast

Sul Kyung-gu
Sung-geun
Park Hae-il
Tae-sik
Yoon Je-moon
Chief Oh
Lee Byung-joon
Professor Heo
Ryu Hye-young
Yeo-jeong
Jang So-yeon
Nurse
Lee Kyoo-hyung
Cheol-Ju
Park Min soo
Young Tae-sik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Hae-jun
Writers: Lee Hae-jun, Baek Chul-hyun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Hae-jun, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sul Kyung-gu and Park Hae-il and Yoon Je-moon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4200904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Hae-jun directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Hae-jun, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sul Kyung-gu and Park Hae-il and Yoon Je-moon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "One man's secret existence at the first inter-korean summit in 1972.".
7IMDB entry: tt4200904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.