Secretly, Greatly

"Playing the fool for the Dear Leader."

2013 2h 4m KO

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 221

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Synopsis

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Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.

“Playing the fool for the Dear Leader.”

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Cast

Kim Soo-hyun
Won Ryu-hwan / Bang Dong-gu
Park Ki-woong
Lee Hae-rang
Lee Hyun-woo
Lee Hae-jin
Son Hyun-joo
Kim Tae-won
Park Hye-sook
Sun-im
Ko Chang-seok
Seo Sang-gu
Kim Sung-kyun
Seo Soo-hyuk
Jang Kwang
Ko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jang Cheol-soo
Writers: Kim Bang-hyun, Yoon Hong-gi, Lee Yoon-ho
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jang Cheol-soo, shot by Choi Sang-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kim Soo-hyun and Park Ki-woong and Lee Hyun-woo carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Playing the fool for the Dear Leader.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2967578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jang Cheol-soo directs. Choi Sang-ho behind the camera. Jang Young-gyu scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Jang Cheol-soo, shot by Choi Sang-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kim Soo-hyun and Park Ki-woong and Lee Hyun-woo carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Playing the fool for the Dear Leader.".
6IMDB entry: tt2967578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.