
- Country: South Korea
- Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
- Release: 2020-01-24
- Director: Min-ho Woo
- Writers: Ji-min Lee
- Language: Korean | English | French | Japanese
- Stars: Lee Byung-hun , Sung-min Lee (I) , Kwak Do-won , Hee-joon Lee
- Runtime: 114 min
- Awards: 18 wins & 41 nominations
- AKA: The Man Standing Next (United Kingdom) , Namsan ui bujangdeul (Korea) , The Man Standing Next (Canada) , The Man Standing Next (United States of America) , Namsan ui bujangdeul , 南山的部長們 (Taiwan)南山的部长们 (China), 남산의 부장들 (South Korea)
- Plot:
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
- IMDB:tt11358398


The Man Standing Next Cast

Min-ho Woo
Director

Lee Byung-hun
Kim Gyu-pyeong

Sung-min Lee
(I)
President Park

Kwak Do-won
Park Yong-gak

Lee Hee-jun
Kwak Sang-cheon

Kim So-jin
Deborah Shim

Min-Sang Kim
Jang Seung-ho

Hong-pa Kim
Ambassador Yun

Ji-il Park
Kim Gye-hoon

Hyun-Joon Ji
KCIA agent Ham Dae-yong

Seok-tae Ju
Shin Ik-chi

Yang-hee Lee
(I)
Congressman Kim

John D. Michaels
Congressman Harrington

Hyun-Woo Park
Bodyguard