Namsanui bujangdeul
Directed by:
Min-ho WooCinematography:
Rak-sun GoComposer:
Young-wook ChoCast:
Byeong-heon Lee, Seong-min Lee, Do-won Gwak, Hui-jun Lee, So-jin Kim, Hyun-woo Seo, Seong-geun Park, Ji-il Park, Seok-tae Joo, Min-su Seong, Soo-kwang Lee (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
It is the 1970s and President Park rules South Korea with an iron fist, ably and forcefully abetted by the KCIA. However, his reign of terror begins to crumble when a former KCIA director seeks exile in the US. It falls to the current KCIA director to defuse the mounting tensions. A political thriller that deftly unpicks the complexities of a real event. (Fribourg International Film Festival)
(more)Reviews (2)
This is a big hit in the South Korea, and I'm not surprised, because it's exactly the kind of patriotic film that Koreans enjoy, plus it stars their biggest star Lee Byung-hun, who is excellent again. I was honestly expecting it to be very boring, as the politics of South Korea are beyond me, but it's quite engagingly made. The film is set in 1970 when Korea is under the absolute domination of President Park, who also controls the KCIA organization. Of course, not everyone likes that and there are already plans for assassination. I enjoyed the final bloody shootout and there were a few suspenseful moments, so all in all a decent political thriller where fans of the sub-genre can add an extra star. Story****, Action**, Humor>No, Violence**, Entertainment***, Music***, Visual****, Atmosphere***, Suspense**. 6/10.
()
Once again, I've confirmed that Byeong-heon Lee is a master actor. Politics is definitely not a topic I crave in a movie, but somehow I was intrigued by the poster and felt like watching the above, so I gave it a shot. I got into the plot pretty much after a few minutes, and very soon I was riding the wave of enjoying the great acting job the main character was doing here. And boy was he ever... 4 stars.
()