
The Man Standing Next
In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of the president Park who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
The Man Standing Next (Korean: 남산의 부장들; RR: nam-san-eui bu-jang-deul) is a 2020 political drama film, based on an original novel of the same title, directed by Woo Min-ho. The film stars Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, and Lee Hee-joon as the high ranking officials of the Korean government and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung-hee 40 days before his assassination in 1979.[2]
The film premiered in South Korea on 22 January 2020, where it topped the box office until 4 February 2020.[3] [4][5][6] It is released in the United States on 24 January 2020.[7]
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of President Park who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of the KCIA, Kim Gyu-pyeong, is a shoo-in for second-in-command. In the midst of a reign of fear, a former KCIA director, Park Yong-gak, who knows all about the government’s obscure and illegal operations, is exiled to the U.S., where he opens the floodgates to the investigation of Koreagate. As tension escalates, stifling political maneuvers by those desiring power collide explosively.