For writing. Closer to John Le Carré than Jason Bourne, The Spy Gone North, masterfully interpreted, traces an incredible story of espionage.

The casting. Yoon Jong-bin is a Korean director who already has five genre films to his credit including Nameless Gangster , a violent dive in the daily life of a thug. Hwang Jung-Min, who plays Park, the main character, is a Korean superstar, seen in the recent Battleship Island or the horror thriller of

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