The Man Standing Next

Director:
Woo Min-ho

It is 1979, and South Korea has been under the absolute domination of President Park’s dictatorship for 18 long years. Kim Gyu-pyeong, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, has asserted his loyalty to the president despite having his doubts about the leader’s intentions. When the former director of the KCIA flees to America with a time-bomb of government secrets, Kim is sent on a mission to stop the truth in its tracks...

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Director:
Woo Min-ho
Cast:
Byung-hun Lee
Lee Sung-min
Do-won Kwak
Lee Hee-jun
Kim So-jin
Country:
South Korea
Running time:
1h:54m
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2021