The Spy Gone North
“In the lasting days of the Cold War.”
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
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Cast
77 people
Hwang Jung-min
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
Known for
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Hope
Yoon Jong-bin
Yoon Jong-bin
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Lee Sung-min
Ri Myeong-woon
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Teach You a Lesson
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Cho Jin-woong
Choi Hak-seong
Known for
The Handmaiden
Signal
Ju Ji-hoon
Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek
Known for
Kingdom
Light Shop
Jeong So-ri
Lee Hong-seol
Known for
Dali & Cocky Prince
Night Has Come
Kim Hong-pa
Kim Myung-soo
Known for
The Judge from Hell
Suspicious Partner
Ki Joo-bong
President Kim Jong-il
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Producers
Kim Eung-soo
Department Head Kim
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Because This Is My First Life
Chae Yong
Hwang Byeong-cheol
No other roles listed
Park Sung-woong
Han Chang-joo
Known for
Bloodhounds
Snowdrop
Park Jin-young
Kim Jang-hyeok
Known for
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Yoon Jong-bin Director · Kwon Sung-hui Screenplay Cho Young-wuk Composer
Budget $17M · United States release August 17, 2018 · Produced in South Korea
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Budget
$17,000,000
Production
Sanai Pictures
Production
Moonlight Film
Production
CJ Entertainment
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
공작
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Japanese · Korean
Release dates
France · May 11, 2018
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
South Korea · August 8, 2018
Theatrical
United States · August 17, 2018
Theatrical
Australia
August 17, 2018 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 23, 2018 · Theatrical
France
September 7, 2018 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
November 7, 2018 · Theatrical
April 12, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 20, 2021 · Digital · MyCanal
October 1, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Hong Kong SAR China
September 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
July 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 2019 · Premiere · IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam
Spain
August 10, 2018 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
June 20, 2019 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2018 · Premiere · London Film Festival
October 15, 2018 · Digital
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