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The Spy Gone North

2018 · 138 min

A slow-burning, cerebral spy thriller that balances political intrigue with a poignant, human story of unlikely friendship and moral compromise.

Tagline
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • loyalty
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Yoon Jong-bin
Written by
Yoon Jong-bin, Kwon Sung-hui
Starring
Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ju Ji-hoon, Jeong So-ri, Kim Hong-pa, Ki Joo-bong, Kim Eung-soo
Music
Cho Young-wuk
Cinematography
Choi Chan-min
Runtime
138 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Japanese, English, Mandarin, Korean

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