My Dictator

My Dictator

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2014-10-30
Genre:Drama
Duration:128 min
Country:South Korea
Director:Lee Hae-jun
Actors:Sul Kyung-gu, Park Hae-il, Yoon Je-moon, Lee Byung-joon, Ryu Hye-young
Production:Lotte Entertainment, Banzakbanzak Film Production

Overview:

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.

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