The Man Standing Next(남산의 부장들)
Korea · 2020
1h 54m
Director Woo Min-ho
Starring Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-jun
Genre Drama
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A depiction of the Koreagate scandal of the 1970s, President Park controls the KCIA but faces internal struggles with interpersonal rivalries getting in the way of obscure government operations. A former KCIA Director goes into exile, threatening the security of their operations and causing explosive collisions of power.
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