The Spy Gone North (Movie - 2018)

공작 (gong-jak)

Screenplay by Kwon Seong-hwi (권성휘), Yoon Jong-bin (윤종빈)

137min | Release date in South Korea : 2018/08/08

Also known as "Duke", "Operation" and "Black Venus"
Started filming : 2017/01/25
Wrapped up filming : 2017/07/25
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Based on the true story about the secret encounter between North and South Korea involving a special project.

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Hwang Jung-min
황정민
As
Heuk Geum-seong, Park Seok-yeong
(흑금성, 박석영)
Lee Sung-min
이성민
As
Ri Myeong-woon
(리명운)
Cho Jin-woong
조진웅
As
Choi Hak-seong
(최학성)
Ju Ji-hoon
주지훈
As
Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek
(정무택 과장)
Kim Hong-pa
김홍파
As
Kim Myeong-soo
(김명수)
Jung So-ri
정소리
As
Lee Hong-seol
(이홍설)

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Spy Gone North"
2018/08/04
Director Yoon Jong-bin wastes no time in having National Intelligence Service administrator Hak-seong (played by Cho Jin-woong) bully former intelligence operative Black Venus (played by Hwang Jung-min) into infiltrating the North Korean nuclear weapons program. "The Spy Gone North" takes place some twenty years ago, so the veracity of Hak-seong's nuclear tip is questionable from the very beginning. But the bigger problem is that Black Venus's cover story of engaging the North Korean government in trade deals starts to take on greater importance than his actual mission,...More

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Staff

Kim Sang-soo (김상수)
Production department

Jo Yeong-wook (조영욱)
Score composer

Kwon Kwi-deok (권귀덕)
Martial arts team

Lee Sang-min-II (이상민)
Martial arts team

Kim Sang-beom (김상범)
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Kim Jae-beom (김재범)
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Yoon Hee-sun (윤희선)
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Airing dates : 2018/08/08

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2018.10.28 : 4 974 295 admissions (total)

As of 2018.09.30 : 4 971 175 admissions (total)

As of 2018.09.23 : 4 969 757 admissions (total)

As of 2018.09.16 : 4 966 095 admissions (total)

As of 2018.09.09 : 4 947 361 admissions (total)

As of 2018.09.02 : 4 877 542 admissions (total)

As of 2018.08.26 : 4 661 011 admissions (total)

As of 2018.08.19 : 4 040 502 admissions (total)

As of 2018.08.12 : 2 066 432 admissions (total)

As of 2018.08.05 : 8 403 admissions (total)

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