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The Man Standing Next (2020)
Directed by 우민호
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Overview
When the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government’s operations, heads to the United States in exile.
Length 114 minutes
Actors
Lee Byung-hun | Sung-min Lee | Kwak Do-won | Lee Hee-joon | Kim So-jin | Seo Hyun-woo | Kim Min-sang | Kim Hong-pa | Park Ji-il | Ji Hyeon-jun | Park Seong-geun | Lee Tae-hyeong | Kim Seung-Hoon | Joo Suk-tae | Lee Yang-hee | Cho Hye-joo | John D. Michaels | Lee Seung-jin | Park Hyun-Woo | Choi Jae-hoon | Choi Woo-jun | Son In-yong | Jung Mi-hyeong | Kim Dong-hwan | Jung Mi-hyung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2020 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Decent crowd for a 2:10 screening. Billed as a political thriller but more political drama about the real events that occurred in the plot to assassinate President Park and end his dictatorship rule of 18 years. Has a couple of thrilling flourishes but yeah drama. Very dense with a lot of story mechanics and details of how things were run in the 60s thru the 70s (this specific true event happened in 1979). May have been helpful to know the real story going in but the almost 2 hour movie covers a lot of it but it’s so much. Fortunately the core premise is rather straightforward (KCIA wants to take out the president). What’s good here is all these great actors doing their thing and dissolving into the story. And it’s informative as I did not know any of these events prior to viewing. It’s fucking bananas.
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