Dear Dictator (2014 film)

Dear Dictator (Korean: 친애하는 지도자동지께; RR: Chinaehaneun jidojadongjikke) 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]

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

Synopsis

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

• 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

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