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.
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Title: The Man Standing Next (2020)
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14 wins & 26 nominations.
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Cast
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| Lee Byung-Hun | ... | Kim Kyu-Pyeong | |
| Sung-min Lee | ... | President Park | |
| Do-won Kwak | ... | Park Yong-gak | |
| Hee-joon Lee | ... | Kwak Sang-Cheon | |
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So-jin Kim | ... | Deborah Shim |
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Eric Bernard | ... | The French henchman |
| Jerry Rector | ... | U.S. Ambassador to Korea | |
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Aïmen Derriachi | ... | French Gangster |
| Garrison Michael Farquharson-Keener | ... | Casino Dealer | |
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Hyun-Joon Ji | ... | Ham Dae-Yong |
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Suk-Tae Joo | ... | Shin Ik-Chi |
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Min-Sang Kim | ... | Chief of staff |
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Seung-Hoon Kim | ... | Professor Im |
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Do-Guk Lee | ... | Chief of protocol |
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Tae-Hyung Lee | ... | Yoo Dong-Hoon |
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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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1970s | based on true story | year 1979 | assassination | assassination of president |Parents Guide:
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Official submission of South Korea for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. See more »Quotes
President Park: ''A man's path isn't always filled with laughs, but a storm can not stop a man with determination"See more »
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South KoreaRelease 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 »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$16,514, 26 January 2020Gross USA:
$113,527Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$34,664,900Company Credits
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Maybe it's partially because I am not familiar with Korean history, but I found the movie rather boring. I was however interested in the background of the events taking place on screen, so I began googling president Park while watching, only to find reading about him and his policies more intriguing than looking at the film.
For those who want to watch it perhaps it's good to know that he was quite a controversial figure. On one hand he is called an evil authoritarian and said to have become horribly corrupt at the end of his reign, but on the other hand even liberals can not deny that he laid much of the groundwork for today's prosperity in Korea.