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The Man Standing Next
Release Date: January 22, 2020
Year | : | 2020 |
Slogan | : | «Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.» |
Genres | : | Drama, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | Showbox, Hive Media Corp, Gemstone Pictures |
Director | : | Woo Min-ho |
Producers | : | Simon Lee, Kim Jin-woo, William Kim, Kang Sarah, Kim Do-su, Kang Kwan-ho |
Writers | : | Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min, Kim Choong-sik |
RunTime | : | 114 mins. |
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
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