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A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
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Baek Yun-shik
- KCIA Director Kim
- (as Yun-shik Baek)
Song Jae-ho
- President Park Chung-hee
- (as Jae-ho Song)
Kim Eung-soo
- KCIA Agent Colonel Min
- (as Eung-soo Kim)
Kwon Byung-gil
- President's Chief Secretary Yang
- (as Byung-gil Kwon)
Jo Eun-ji
- Banquet Guest
- (as Eun-ji Jo)
Jong-jun Jeong
- Chief of Staff
- (as Jong-jun Jung)
Lee Jae-goo
- KCIA Agent Kwon
- (as Jae-goo Lee)
Kim Sang-ho
- KCIA Agent Jang
- (as Sang-ho Kim)
Kim Seung-wook
- KCIA Agent Won
- (as Seung-wook Kim)
Kim Joon-bae
- KCIA Agent Song
- (as Tae-han Kim)
Jeong In-gi
- Deputy Shin
- (as In-gi Jeong)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaPresident's Park Chun-hee's son took the film-makers to court to block the release as he claimed it tarnished the image of his father.
- GoofsKCIA Director Kim at one point refers to the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, which occurred three years after the events depicted in the film.
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Great Korean Political Drama
This film is supremely stylish throughout. It informs the viewer about the reputation of the regime, the political pressures from the USA, the fear of attack from the North and the desire to replicate Japan without ever patronising the viewer of shoving it down your throat.
The lead performances, particularly that of the KCIA agents, are outstanding. The film exudes style in every shot, from the 'Blue House' as the quintessential VIP 'entertainment venue' to the military fatigues in the army HQ. The cars and suits demonstrate an appreciation of the kind of Hong Kong cinema Tarantino is so fond of plundering.
The film's triumph is to never let you sympathise or detest one character too much, that ambiguity allows for the stock of characters to rise and fall as their motives become at the same time clearer and more misguided.
Visually arresting with realistic and extreme violence the film is not for the faint hearted.
The lead performances, particularly that of the KCIA agents, are outstanding. The film exudes style in every shot, from the 'Blue House' as the quintessential VIP 'entertainment venue' to the military fatigues in the army HQ. The cars and suits demonstrate an appreciation of the kind of Hong Kong cinema Tarantino is so fond of plundering.
The film's triumph is to never let you sympathise or detest one character too much, that ambiguity allows for the stock of characters to rise and fall as their motives become at the same time clearer and more misguided.
Visually arresting with realistic and extreme violence the film is not for the faint hearted.
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- Aug 23, 2005
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- Also known as
- Geuddae geusaramdeul
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,724
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,862
- Oct 16, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $9,724
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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