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The Man Standing Next(Movie, 2020)

Original title: "남산의 부장들" (Korean/KO)
1h 54min | Genres: Drama, Thriller
The Man Standing NextRating: 3.5/5 (with 4848 votes)
The Man Standing Next (Korean: 남산의 부장들; lit. Chiefs of Namsan) is a 2020 South Korean political drama film directed by Woo Min-ho. Based on an original novel of the same title, the film stars Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, and Lee Hee-joon as the high-ranking officials of the Korean government and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung Hee 40 days before his assassination in 1979. The film premiered in South Korea on 22 January 2020, where it topped the box office until 4 February 2020. It was released in the United States on 24 January 2020. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ()
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About The Man Standing Next

In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.

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Trailer for The Man Standing Next + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

#BIFF2020 Korean Cinema Today Panorama - The Man Standing Next / 한국영화의 오늘 파노라마 - 남산의 부장들(Trailer, 1:36)

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#BIFF2020 Korean Cinema Today Panorama - The Man Standing Next / 한국영화의 오늘 파노라마 - 남산의 부장들 (Trailer) | The Man Standing Next (2019) (Trailer) | DAS ATTENTAT – THE MAN STANDING NEXT Trailer (Deutsch) (Trailer, DE) | [남산의 부장들] 2차 예고편 (Trailer, KO) | [남산의 부장들] 30초 예고편 (Teaser, KO) | [남산의 부장들] 인터내셔널 예고편 (Trailer, KO) | [남산의 부장들] 김구라 스페셜 추천 영상 (Featurette, KO) | [남산의부장들] WHY 히스토리텔링 영상 (Featurette, KO) | [남산의부장들] 웰메이드 제작기영상 (Featurette, KO) | [남산의부장들] 열연 영상 (Featurette, KO)

Additional Information

Production country: South Korea
Plays in: Seoul
Based on: "The Director of KCIA" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Korean (KO)
Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/22/2020
Cast: Lee Sung-min, Lee Byung-hun, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-joon, Kim So-jin, Seo Hyun-woo, Ji Hyeon-jun, Park Sung-geun, Park Ji-il, Kim Hong-pa
Director: Woo Min-ho
Composer: Jo Yeong-wook
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"KCIA 南山の部長たち：2020"
"ケーシーアイエー ナムサンのぶちょうたち"
"nam-san-eui bu-jang-deul"
"Namsanui bujangdeul"
"Chiefs of Namsan"
"Kẻ ám sát tổng thống"

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