Provocateur (1998)

In 1994 South Korea, a female North Korean spy integrates herself as a housekeeper for U.S. military officer to steal classified documents, but soon worries about her cover when she falls for the teenage son of the officer.

Director:

Jim Donovan

Writer:

Roger Kumble

Stars:

Jane March, Stephen Mendel, Lillo Brancato

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane March	...	Sook Hee / Miya
Stephen Mendel	...	Colonel Greg Finn
Lillo Brancato	...	Chris Finn
Nick Mancuso	...	Toynbey Bates
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Captain Jong
Sarah May	...	Ming Ju Lee
Bryn McAuley	...	Audrey Finn
Daniel Brochu	...	Kurt Spears
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Coach Felder (as Charles Powell)
Zenhu Han	...	Chung
Joseph Kim	...	Minister Kang
Eleanor Noble	...	Dara
Claudia Besso	...	Miss Brooks
Frank Fontaine	...	General Reed
Peter Colvey	...	Captain Malloy

Storyline

Sook Hee (aka Miya) is a North Korean agent who has infiltrated into South Korea in order to steal US military secrets. She is hired as a nanny in the family of US Colonel Greg Finn, who works as an intelligence officer with the US forces in South Korea. Col. Finn's teenage son Chris and Miya fall in love with each other but Miya's North Korean superiors demand that she completes her mission.

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Plot Keywords:

south korea | spy | helicopter | computer disc | shower | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes The Enemy Is Closer Than You Think

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

19 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agent provocateur

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Via Appia Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Good movie, give it a try

I also do not understand the poor comments I see here. I just watched "Provocateur" and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'd have to go buy a film student's textbook to see if it is full of genre cliche's or not--if I care to.

Even though the bonehead earlier gave away the ending, it was still filled with tension for me--because I cared about the characters.

I think this is as good as "The Bourne Identity." Not as much action, it's got more drama, but I prefer that anyway.

I must admit the front cover of the video looks extremely like "La Femme Nikita," though. They should put this on DVD.