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The Berlin File

2013 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · 49% critics

ActionThrillerCrime

After a weapons deal collapses in Berlin, a covert operative becomes the target of multiple agencies and even his own side. With loyalties shifting and suspicion closing in, he must navigate a maze of rival factions, betrayals, and relentless pursuit to uncover who set him up and survive the fallout.

Also known as L'agent · The Berlin File (2013)

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Details
Original title
베를린
Years
2013
Release date
2013-01-30
Language
Korean
Runtime
120 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
49/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (227 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, fast-moving spy thriller packed with twists and close-quarters fights, similar in spirit to Believer; Not for you if you dislike dense, sometimes confusing conspiracy plots.

Pros: intense hand-to-hand action; constant twists; international spy intrigue | Cons: convoluted early plot; hard to track factions; uneven character depth

Themes

  • berlin, germany
  • spy
  • secret agent
  • agent
  • inter-korean relations
  • national intelligence service (nis)

Cast & crew

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan