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      • "The Man Standing Next" is an exceptional mainstream film that uses the true-story setting to present a captivating spy thriller whose atmosphere, acting and direction will satisfy all viewers
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  2. Released Jan 31, 2020 1h 54m Drama TRAILER for CTA List. 81% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings. South Korean politicians struggle for power in 1979. Watch on...

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  3. The Man Standing Next (Korean: 남산의 부장들; lit. Chiefs of Namsan) is a 2020 South Korean historical political thriller film directed by Woo Min-ho.

  4. Jun 25, 2021 · The Man Standing Next is unlikely to break out as far as any of those films, with a deliberately complex and opaque plot, but is still a worthwhile slice of espionage history, telling the sensational true story of the 1979 assassination of repressive president Park Chung-hee by his own intelligence services.

  5. The Man Standing Next is a brilliant throwback to the old school espionage thrillers. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 11, 2021. Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia. A top cast deliver excellent...

  6. Jan 10, 2021 · By Alex Saveliev | January 10, 2021. Once in a blue moon, a film comes along that’s both immaculately produced and oddly detached. On the one hand, Woo Min-ho’s historical espionage thriller The Man Standing Next is slick-as-butter. Its direction is sophisticated, and its cinematography crisp.

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  7. The Man Standing Next is a brilliant political drama about the assassination of Park Chung-hee, who got to power through a coup d'état, in 1970. The movie tells the set of events that took place beforehand and ultimately made the protagonist Kim Jae-gyu kill one of his long time friends.

  8. Mar 5, 2021 · Woo Min-ho‘s The Man Standing Next begins with the death of the then president of South Korea, and vicious military dictator, Park Chung-hee, but is more concerned with the 40 days leading up to his assassination. Don’t worry, this is not a spoiler.

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