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A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.


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

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

Son Young-soon
Sung-geun's Mother

Bae Sung-woo
President Baek
My Dictator is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of inter-korean summit, north korea, inter-korean relations. Directed by Lee Hae-jun, it stars Sul Kyung-gu, Park Hae-il, Yoon Je-moon. 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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