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The Man Standing Next
"Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution."
2020 1h 54m KO
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★7.1TMDB · 160
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Synopsis
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When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.
“Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Lee Byung-hun
Kim Gyu-pyeong
Lee Sung-min
President Park
Kwak Do-won
Park Yong-gak
Lee Hee-jun
Kwak Sang-cheon
Kim So-jin
Deborah Shim
Seo Hyun-woo
Jeon Du-hyeok
Ji Hyun-jun
KCIA Agent Ham Dae-yong
Park Seong-geun
KCIA Secretary Kang Chang-su
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Woo Min-ho
- Writers
- Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min, Kim Choong-sik
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Woo Min-ho, shot by Go Rak-sun. 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 Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jung Ji-eun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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AWARDS
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Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.".
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IMDB entry: tt11358398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Woo Min-ho directs. Go Rak-sun behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Jung Ji-eun cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2Directed by Woo Min-ho, shot by Go Rak-sun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jung Ji-eun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min and Kwak Do-won carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt11358398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 16 themes, including "assassination", "washington dc, usa", "paris, france", "based on novel or book".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Go Rak-sun
- Original score
- Cho Young-wuk
- Editing
- Jung Ji-eun
- Production design
- Cho Hwa-sung
- Costume design
- Kwak Jung-ae
- Makeup / hair
- Lee Hee-eun
- Sound
- Gang Hye-yeong
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 16
Also by
Woo Min-ho
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Hive Media Corp
KR
- GE
Gemstone Pictures
KR
Showbox
KR
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
- Executive ProducerSimon Lee
- PropsShin Bo-ra
- Executive ProducerKim Do-su
- VFX SupervisorJeon Min-kyoo
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistLee Hee-eun
- Assistant EditorJeong Hye-gyeong
- Digital Intermediate ProducerRyu Yeon
- Costume AssistantKim Tae-yeon
- Line ProducerYang Eun-jeong
- Set DecorationPark Geun-soo
- Production Sound MixerCho Min-ho
- Sound EditorYang Hye-jin
- Key GripBang Sung-hwan
- Key GripKim Tae-young
- VFX SupervisorJung Jae-hoon
- Boom OperatorSong Seung-hyun
- ProducerKim Jin-woo
- Executive ProducerWilliam Kim
- Costume DesignKwak Jung-ae
- Makeup & HairKim Seo-hee
- Sound SupervisorChoi Tae-young
- Production DesignCho Hwa-sung
- Production DesignPark Gyu-been
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- assassination
- washington dc, usa
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- politics
- dictator
- 1970s
- hearing
- dictatorship
- based on true story
- military dictatorship
- assassination of president
- korea president
- park chung-hee
- south korea
- korean central intelligence agency (kcia)
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2020-07-11· Fantasy Filmfest
- Digital2020-08-0716
- Physical2020-08-1416
Also known as
International titles
- Chiefs of NamsanUS
- nam-san-eui bu-jang-deulKR
- Namsanui bujangdeulKR
- The Man Standing NextCN
- The Man Standing NextKR
- ケーシーアイエー ナムサンのぶちょうたちJP
- Kẻ ám sát tổng thốngVN
- KCIA 南山の部長たち：2020JP
