Movie

Best Friend

2020 · 124 min

A warm, wry political comedy-drama that balances tension and heart as it observes a surveillance operation from the inside.

Tagline: During the day friendly neighbour. At night suspicious wiretapping team. Enemy? or Friend?
Overview: A leader of the opposition party in 1980s South Korea struggles to outwit the government who, unbeknownst to him, has placed a surveillance team in the house next door. Based on the life of Kim Dae-jung, the 8th President of South Korea.
How it feels: Warm, satirical, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, corruption, friendship, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
corruption
friendship
power
survival
Places: home
suburbs
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none