In the lasting days of the Cold War.
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
- 7.4
- 2018
- Released
- 2h 18m
Hwang Jung-min
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
Lee Sung-min
Ri Myeong-woon
Cho Jin-woong
Choi Hak-seong
Ju Ji-hoon
Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek
Jeong So-ri
Lee Hong-seol
Kim Hong-pa
Kim Myung-soo
Ki Joo-bong
President Kim Jong-il
Kim Eung-soo
Department Head Kim
Chae Yong
Hwang Byeong-cheol
Park Sung-woong
Han Chang-joo
Park Jin-young
Kim Jang-hyeok
Nam Moon-chul
National Assembly Member Park
Choi Byung-mo
National Assembly Member Yoo
Kim In-woo
Kiyohara
Kwak Ja-hyung
Jang Seong-hoon
Kim So-jin
Chang-joo's Wife
Jeong Gi-seop
NIS Planning Agent #1
Lee Seung-joon
Security Agent #1
Choi Jeong-in
Seok-yeong's Wife
Kim Hyun
Real Estate Agent
Min Moo-je
Southern Spy
Keum Sae-rok
President's Bodyguard #3
Lee Dong-hee
Photographer
Kang Jun-seok
Panmunjeom NKPAPark Won-Hee
Asylum Commander
Hong Gi-jun
Successor Officer
Kim Kyu-baek
Army Personnel
Oh Gyeong-hwa
Market Woman
Kim Woo-hyeon
Reporter
Seol Chang-hee
Reporter
Oh Jin-ha
Ad Studio Reporter #7
Lee Hyo-ri
Self
Kim Byeong-ok
Dr. JangHwang In-sung
AnnouncerPark Woo-jae
Safe House Guard
Yoon Jae-in
Reporter
Park Kyung-chan
ColonelHeo Seung
Officer
Lee Sang-won
Safe House Guard
Joo Hae-eun
North korean agent
Kwon Beom-taek
Sexer
Yoon Dae-yeul
Guard Soldier 1
Kang Deok-joong
North Korean Border Guard
Jeong Han-bin
Bombshell Blast Corps
Yang Hyun-min
Security Agent 2Cha Ji-heon
Section Chief Jeong's Wife
Eom Ji-man
Ministry of State Security Agent
Kwak Jin-seok
Beijing Agent 1
Kim Jong-soo
Chairman Kim's VoiceKim Ji-na
Trading Corporation EmployeeKim Kwang-hyeon
National Security Agency AgentDarin Shaw
Peter Watson
Baek Seung-ik
Security Agent 5
Han Soo-hyun
Advertisement Cinematographer
Seo Suk-kyu
Vote Telecast Bystander 2
Kim Sung-kang
Security Agent
Ryu Sung-hyun
Train Customs Officer
Kim Dae-jung
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Lee Hoi-chang
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released
ko
$17,000,000.00
$3,175.00
- #undercover agent
- #spy
- #based on true story
- #political campaign
- #beijing, china
- #nuclear threat
- #political corruption
- #1990s
- #2000s
- #inter-korean relations
- #national intelligence service (nis)
Reviews
The Spy Gone North masterfully adapts the true story of ex-spy Park Chae Seo, offering a gripping espionage thriller grounded in real-world politics. With flawless cinematography, compelling performances, and impressively realistic sets (all filmed in South Korea), the film delivers both suspense and substance. This is a must-watch for fans of spy dramas craving authenticity and cinematic excellen
Along with impressively slick cinematography via Choi Chan-min and some outstanding production design (Taipei stands in for Beijing and North Korea), the film provides some fascinating insights into Korean history following the Cold War and the transition from a tightly-controlled to a more democratic South Korea. You don’t need to know much about Korean politics to enjoy ‘The Spy Gone North’; you