The Spy Gone North
2018 · Movie · 2h 18m · PG-13
DramaHistoryThriller
"In the lasting days of the Cold War."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
69/100
Key crew
- Yoon Jong-binDirector
- Kwon Sung-huiScreenplay
- Yoon Jong-binScreenplay
- Jo Yeong-wookOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hwang Jung-minHeuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
- Lee Sung-minRi Myeong-woon
- Cho Jin-woongChoi Hak-seong
- Ju Ji-hoonSection Chief Jeong Moo-taek
- Jeong So-riLee Hong-seol
- Kim Hong-paKim Myung-soo
- Ki Joo-bongPresident Kim Jong-il
- Kim Eung-sooDepartment Head Kim
- Chae YongHwang Byeong-cheol
- Park Sung-woongHan Chang-joo
- Park Jin-youngKim Jang-hyeok
- Nam Moon-chulNational Assembly Member Park
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Themes
undercover agentspybased on true storypolitical campaignbeijing, chinanuclear threatpolitical corruption1990s2000sinter-korean relationsnational intelligence service (nis)