The Man Standing Next (2020) Korean Movie

When the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows 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 KCIA, Kim Gyu Pyung, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of the 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 all second-in-command’s unfolds.

Native Title: 남산의 부장들
Also Known As: Namsanui Bujangdeul , Chiefs of Namsan , 南山的部長們 , The Man Standing Next: The Assassination of a President

• 1970s
• Adapted From A Novel
• Assassination
• Based On A True Story