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The Man Standing Next (2020)

Namsanui bujangdeul (original title)
| History, Thriller | 24 January 2020 (USA)
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In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of the president Park who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.

Director:

Min-ho Woo

Writer:

Min-ho Woo

Stars:

Byung-hun Lee, Sung-min Lee, Do-won Kwak | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Byung-hun Lee ... Kim Kyu-Pyeong
Sung-min Lee ... President Park
Do-won Kwak ... Park Yong-gak
Hee-joon Lee ... Kwak Sang-Cheon
So-jin Kim So-jin Kim ... Deborah Shim
Eric Bernard Eric Bernard ... The French henchman
Jerry Rector ... U.S. Ambassador to Korea
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hyun-Joon Ji Hyun-Joon Ji ... Ham Dae-Yong
Suk-Tae Joo Suk-Tae Joo ... Shin Ik-Chi
Min-Sang Kim Min-Sang Kim ... Chief of staff
Seung-Hoon Kim Seung-Hoon Kim ... Professor Im
Do-Guk Lee Do-Guk Lee ... Chief of protocol
Tae-Hyung Lee Tae-Hyung Lee ... Yoo Dong-Hoon
Lee Leonard Lee Leonard
John D. Michaels ... Congressman Harrington
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In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of the president Park who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government. The director of case CIA is the seemingly most prospective second in command midst of rain I fear for McKay CIA director, who knows all about the governments obscure operations exiles to the US where the investigation of corrugate is underway as attention escalates the stifling political maneuvering by the second in command unfolds

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Plot Keywords:

year 1979 | 1970s | assassination | assassination of president | park chung hee | See All (11) »

Genres:

History | Thriller

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It's a movie about the reason for assassination rather than assassination.
22 June 2020 | by beadsmantube – See all my reviews

It wasn't boring for Koreans, the director approached the case with a neutral standard, and this film re-evaluated the character Kim Jae-gyu.
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Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | English | French

Release Date:

24 January 2020 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Man Standing Next See more »

Filming Locations:

Dulles International Airport, 1 Saarinen Circle, Dulles, Virginia, USA See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,514, 26 January 2020

Gross USA:

$113,527

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,664,900
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Gemstone Pictures, Hive Media See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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