South Korea Synopsis
공작
“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.
The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
271 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Spy Gone North sits at position #104.
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★ 9.1 · 2018
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★ 8.9 · 2017
#32018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#4BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5My Last Love
★ 8.6 · 2017
#6Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Spy Gone North. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Sanai Pictures
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Spy Gone North premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #398 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #288 of 868 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Korean, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sanai Pictures, Moonlight Film, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | August 8, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8290698 |
| Official Site | www.cj-entertainment.com |