Date:
Oct. 4, 2016
On
Fri., Oct. 14 and Sat., Oct. 15, in its screening room at 304 E.
Broad St., the Bijou Film Center will present a first-run
documentary/thriller that's getting a lot of notice since its release
last month -- “The Lovers and the
Despot.”
Admission:
$9. No advance tickets.
Friday
show times: 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Saturday
show times: 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
“The
Lovers and the Despot”
(2016): Color. 98 minutes. Directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam.
Note: In 1978 North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il acted upon his
frustration with his country's movie industry, or lack thereof. Ever
the film buff, Kim kidnapped a renown director and a beloved actress
who were South Korean celebrities. The despot declared them to be his
personal filmmakers. The pair was forced to make movies, all the
while planning their escape.
No,
this isn't the plot of an off-the-wall romp – a fantasy just for
laughs. It's the documentary about Shin Sang-ok and his wife, Choi
Eun-hee that wowed viewers at the 2016
Sundance Film Festival.
“This
real-life romantic thriller/escape saga is essential
stranger-than-fiction viewing.” – Justin
Change, Variety.
The
trailer is
here.
Beer,
wine and soft drinks will be for sale.
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