The Spies
2012 · Movie · Not Rated · 115 min · ★ 6.9
After decades living quietly under cover, a long-embedded operative in South Korea is suddenly pulled back into action. With a small team, he tries to finish an old assignment to steal a massive stash of cash, juggling everyday pressures with the demands of a dangerous mission.
Also known as Spy
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Details
- Original title
- 간첩
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-20
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 115 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (16 votes)
About
If you want a fun mix of spy tension, comedy, and bursts of action with some heartfelt drama, this should click; Not for you if you want something relentlessly dark like I Saw the Devil.
Pros: big laughs; intense action; emotional moments | Cons: culture-specific touches; familiar spy setup; uneven tone shifts
Themes
- spy
- inter-korean relations
Cast & crew
Kim Myung-min
as Kim
Yum Jung-ah
as Kang
Jung Gyu-woon
as Assistant Manager Woo
Yoo Hai-jin
as Department Head Choi
Jeong Man-sik
as NIS Section Chief
Cheon Bo-geun
as Section Chief Kim's Son
Byun Hee-bong
as Advisor Yoon
Oh Na-ra
as Eun-hye
Oh Soon-tae
as Baseball Commentator
Min Bok-gi
as [Family doctor]
Directed by Woo Min-ho