The Man Standing Next
2020 · Movie · 114 min · ★ 7.1 · 79% critics
As a major political scandal is investigated, a former intelligence chief who knows the government’s darkest secrets flees into exile in the United States. With pressure mounting on all sides, he’s pulled deeper into a dangerous web of power, loyalty, and betrayal.
Based on The Director of KCIA
Also known as Chiefs of Namsan
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Details
- Original title
- 남산의 부장들
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-22
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (153 votes)
About
If you enjoy high-stakes political thrillers driven by pressure and moral gray areas, this should land well; Not for you if you want light entertainment, simple heroes, or low-intensity drama like Inside Men.
Pros: gripping tension throughout; strong performances; propulsive pace | Cons: heavy political context; bleak tone; intense final stretch
Themes
- assassination
- washington dc, usa
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- politics
- dictator
- 1970s
- hearing
- dictatorship
- based on true story
- military dictatorship
- assassination of president
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Lee Byung-hun
as Kim Gyu-pyeong
Lee Sung-min
as President Park
Kwak Do-won
as Park Yong-gak
Lee Hee-jun
as Kwak Sang-cheon
Kim So-jin
as Deborah Shim
Seo Hyun-woo
as Jeon Du-hyeok
Kim Min-sang
as Jang Seung-ho
Kim Hong-pa
as Ambassador Yun
Park Ji-il
as Kim Gye-hoon
Ji Hyun-jun
as KCIA Agent Ham Dae-yong
Directed by Woo Min-ho