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Released 14 years ago.
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The Spies
"They are among us."
2012 1h 55m KO
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6.9
SOLID
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6.2
IMDB
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6.9TMDB Β· 16β
6.2IMDB Β· 293
DramaActionComedy
Synopsis
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Kim, a North Korean spy, lives in South Korea for 22 years and is contacted unexpectedly by his superior. His team plans to complete an earlier mission and steal the target's large stockpile of cash.
βThey are among us.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Kim Myung-min
Kim
Yum Jung-ah
Kang
Jung Gyu-woon
Assistant Manager Woo
Yoo Hai-jin
Department Head Choi
Jeong Man-sik
NIS Section Chief
Cheon Bo-geun
Section Chief Kim's Son
Byun Hee-bong
Advisor Yoon
Oh Na-ra
Eun-hye
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Woo Min-ho
- Writers
- Woo Min-ho
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Woo Min-ho, shot by Kim Hak-su. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kim Myung-min and Yum Jung-ah and Jung Gyu-woon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They are among us.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2412338 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 16 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Woo Min-ho directs. Kim Hak-su behind the camera. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Directed by Woo Min-ho, shot by Kim Hak-su. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Kim Myung-min and Yum Jung-ah and Jung Gyu-woon carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "They are among us.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt2412338 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 16 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Hak-su
- Editing
- Kim Chang-ju
- Production design
- Lee Mi-kyoung
- Costume design
- Ko Hee-jung
- Makeup / hair
- Park Yea-ri
- VFX supervisor
- Lee Jeon-hyoung
- Runtime
- 115 min Β· 1h 55m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 15
- IMDB
- The Spies (2012)
- IMDB rating
- 6.2/10 Β· 293 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Also by
Woo Min-ho
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- WO
Woollim
KR
Lotte Entertainment
KR
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
- VFX SupervisorCho Yong-seok
- MusicCho Young-wuk
- ProducerJo Su-min
- AdaptationKim Joung-hoon
- Production Sound MixerJung Gun
- ProducerCho Sung-min
- ProducerChun Seung-chul
- Costume DesignKo Hee-jung
- EditorKim Chang-ju
- Co-Executive ProducerKim Jeong-min
- Assistant EditorHan Mi-yeon
- Senior Visual Effects SupervisorLee Jeon-hyoung
- Sound SupervisorLee In-gyu
- Lighting DirectorLee Jae-hyuk
- Makeup & HairPark Yea-ri
- Production DesignLee Mi-kyoung
- AdaptationMa Dae-yun
- Assistant EditorPark Sung-won
- Assistant DirectorKim Jin-seok
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- spy
- inter-korean relations
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-09-2015
Also known as
International titles
- SpyUS
- The SpiesUS
- GanchubKR
- Π¨ΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½ [Gancheop]RU
- ι¦ε°θ°ζCN
- ι¦ε°ι΄θ°CN
