Dear Dictator (2014 film)

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]

Dear Dictator
Directed byLee Sang-woo
Produced byPierce Conran
Screenplay byLee Sang-woo
StarringKim Yeong-geon
Shin Won-ho
Seo Hyun-seok
Music byKang Min-kook
CinematographyKim Min-su
Edited byLee Chae-hyun
Release date
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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 and capturing the complicated series of events that happens between them 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

HK Neo Reviews' Andrew Chan: "This is a powerful film where it questions the very existence of Korean society, the government as well as the tone of black comedy when depicting the North Korean interactions."[6]

Modern Korean Cinema's David Bell: "A visionary director clearly growing in confidence, Lee deftly subjects the everyday poverty of those living on the fringes of modern South Korean society to a predisposed gaze usually reserved for imagery of North Korea. Aggressive and compelling, Dear Dictator proves an expertly provocative work."[7]

Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn: "Even for those familiar with director Lee Sang-woo's earlier work, Dear Dictator is bleak to a level that is never an easy watch, in any respect. However, this is a deeply thought provoking narrative that needs to be told."[2]

References
  1. Kim, Nemo (7 May 2014). "Argentina's History of Fear Wins at Korea's Jeonju Festival". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. 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.
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