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Dear Dictator (2014 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dear Dictator' 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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
References
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