Dear Dictator (2014 film)

2014 South Korean film

Dear Dictator

Directed by| Lee Sang-woo
Screenplay by| Lee Sang-woo
Produced by| Pierce Conran
Starring| Kim Yeong-geon
Shin Won-ho
Seo Hyun-seok
Cinematography| Kim Min-su
Edited by| Lee Chae-hyun
Music by| Kang Min-kook

Release dates

* May 2014 (2014-05) (Jeonju International Film Festival)
* December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31) (South Korea)

Running time

| 99 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean

Dear Dictator (Korean: 친애하는 지도자동지께; RR: Chin-ae-ha-neun Ji-do-ja-dong-ji-kke) is a 2014 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It was first shown at the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014 and was one of the most talked about films of the event.[1]

## Synopsis

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Buk-seong, Young-rim and Woo-seok are school dropouts from broken homes and live in a shanty town. One day, a North Korean spy begins video-recording their lives for use as part of North Korea's propaganda.[2][3][4][5]

## Cast

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* Kim Yeong-geon as Buk-seong
* Shin Won-ho as Young-rim
* Seo Hyun-seok as Woo-seok
* Lee Joo-min as Hee-soo
* Jo Ha-suk as Spy
* Lee Tae-rim as Book-seong's father

## Reception

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Dear Dictator received generally positive critical reception.[6][7][2]

## References

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1. ^ Kim, Nemo (7 May 2014). "Argentina's History of Fear Wins at Korea's Jeonju Festival". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
2. ^ a b Quinn, Paul. "DEAR DICTATOR". hangulcelluloid.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. ^ Asheru, Mut (2014). "Film Review: Dear Dictator by writer / director Lee Sang-woo – queue the Cypress Hill "here's something you just cain't understand"". knowshi.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
4. ^ "DEAR DICTATOR". cinando.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. ^ "Dear Dictator (2015)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
6. ^ Chan, Andrew (3 May 2014). "[15JIFF] Dear Dictator 친애하는 지도자동지께 (2014) – South Korea". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. ^ Bell, David (13 August 2014). "Review: Borderline Life - DEAR DICTATOR Re-Frames the Gaze South". Retrieved 24 December 2017.

## External links

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* Dear Dictator at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Dear Dictator at HanCinema
* Dear Dictator at IMDb