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The Spies is a film of genre Drama directed by Woo Min-ho with Kim Myung-min
The Spies (2012)
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Add to a movie listThe Spies (Hangul: 간첩; RR: Gancheop), also known as The Spy, is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Kim Myung-min, Yum Jung-ah, Byun Hee-bong, Jung Gyu-woon, Yoo Hae-jin and directed by Woo Min-ho. It is about North Korean undercover spies living mundane lives in South Korea. The film was released on September 20, 2012, and attracted 1,310,895 admissions nationwide.
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Section chief Kim (Kim Myung-min) was dispatched to South Korea 22 years ago to spy for the North Korean government. But spying is not his job anymore, or at least, it’s not what he does in daily life. Now, Kim makes a living by selling fake Viagra pills smuggled from China and returns home every night to his wife and two loving children.Actors
Kim Myung-min
Yeom Jeong-a
(Kang)
Byun Hee-bong
(Advisor Yoon)
Jung Gyu-woon
(Assistant Manager Woo)
Yoo Hae-jin
(Department Head Choi)
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