The Spy Gone North (2018)
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing with the assignment of infiltrating a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about the North Korean nuclear program.
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The Spy Gone North (2018)
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Released Year: 2018
Runtime: 138 minutes
Directors: Yoon Jong-bin
Casts: Lee Sung-min, Hwang Jung-min, Ki Joo-bong, Cho Jin-woong, Park Sung-woong, Kim So-jin, Kim Hong-pa, Keum Sae-Rok, Kim In-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Byung-ok, Choi Byung-mo , Nam Moon-chul, Kim Gyu-baek, Jung So-ri, Kim Eung-soo, Chae Yong, Park Jin-yeong, Jung Gi-sub, Choi Jung-in, Min Moo-je, Kang Jun-seok, Oh Jin-ha, Lee Hyo-ri, Kim Dae-jung, Lee Hoi-chang, Jin-yeong Park, Won-Hee Park, Hong Gi-jun, Kim Hyun, Oh Gyeong-hwa, Kim Woo-hyun
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South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing with the assignment of infiltrating a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about the North Korean nuclear program.
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Reviews
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Screen Daily -
A film about stellar spycraft that’s been made with comparable steely intelligence, The Spy Gone North (Gongjak) boasts little action but compensates with director Yoon Jong-bin’s considerable ability to weave suspense while depicting the subtle maneuverings of a fraught covert operation.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
The film succeeds at being both exciting and character-driven, but only after a confused first half that will leave international viewers frustrated over who’s who and what’s going on.
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Los Angeles Times -
There are no spies who “dump” or “shag” anyone here, much less jump out of airplanes or buildings, but The Spy Gone North, based on the exploits of a true-life double agent code-named Black Venus, remains a taut, slowly engrossing, effectively old-fashioned Cold War thriller.
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Variety -
This well-crafted work deserves to be seen for its thorough account of intricate workings of secret service and political skullduggery.
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IndieWire -
Entertaining and exasperating in equal measure, it’s a nine-dimensional chess game in which the pawns think they’re working towards a better future, but the powers controlling them are only determined to maintain the status quo.
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