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The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North

Drama · History · Thriller · 2018

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.

Movie details

The Spy Gone North

“In the lasting days of the Cold War.”

2018 Drama · History · Thriller 2h 18m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

7.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

69 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Spy Gone North?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yoon Jong-bin

Written by

Kwon Sung-hui · Yoon Jong-bin

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Ri Myeong-woon

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Choi Hak-seong

Ju Ji-hoon

Ju Ji-hoon

Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek

Jeong So-ri

Jeong So-ri

Lee Hong-seol

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Myung-soo

Ki Joo-bong

Ki Joo-bong

President Kim Jong-il

Court is in session

Put The Spy Gone North on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.