The Spy Gone North
In the lasting days of the Cold War.
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8/8/2018Runtime
138 minsOverview
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
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A methodical Cold War thriller about a South Korean spy navigating the murky world of Beijing diplomacy and nuclear subterfuge. It's a study in moral ambiguity wrapped in the procedural details of covert operations.
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Hwang Jung-min
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
Lee Sung-min
Ri Myeong-woon
Cho Jin-woong
Choi Hak-seong
Ju Ji-hoon
Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek
Jeong So-ri
Lee Hong-seol
Kim Hong-pa
Kim Myung-soo
Ki Joo-bong
President Kim Jong-il
Kim Eung-soo
Department Head Kim
Chae Yong
Hwang Byeong-cheol
Park Sung-woong
Han Chang-joo
Park Jin-young
Kim Jang-hyeok
Nam Moon-chul
National Assembly Member Park
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