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My Dictator
My Dictator

My Dictator

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

30 October 2014

Country

South Korea

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Sung-geun

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Tae-sik

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Chief Oh

Lee Byung-joon

Lee Byung-joon

Professor Heo

Ryu Hye-young

Ryu Hye-young

Yeo-jeong

Jang So-yeon

Jang So-yeon

Nurse

Lee Kyoo-hyung

Lee Kyoo-hyung

Cheol-Ju

Park Min soo

Park Min soo

Young Tae-sik

Son Young-soon

Son Young-soon

Sung-geun's Mother

Bae Sung-woo

Bae Sung-woo

President Baek

Son Sang-kyung

Son Sang-kyung

Big Guy

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Jeon Kuk-hwan

President

Lee Jun-hyeok

Lee Jun-hyeok

Gi-cheol

Jeong In-kyeom

Jeong In-kyeom

Director

Kim Se-dong

Kim Se-dong

Older Alumnus

Lee Hyun-gul

Lee Hyun-gul

Bus Jumper Man

Yun Se-hyun

Yun Se-hyun

Demonstration Student

Park Min-su

Park Min-su

Young Tae-sik

Kim Chul-moo

Kim Chul-moo

Another Kim Il-sung

Moon Seong-pil

Moon Seong-pil

Audience

Chae Soo-bin

Chae Soo-bin

Girl (uncredited)

Jung Hae-kyun

Jung Hae-kyun

King Lear (uncredited)

Min Kyung-jin

Min Kyung-jin

Principal (uncredited)

Heo Joon-seok

Heo Joon-seok

Neurosurgeon (uncredited)

Kim Won-jin

Kim Won-jin

Audition Actor (uncredited)

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