The Net

The Net

2016 · 114 min · KO · 7.4 (174 votes)
Dir. Kim Ki-duk · Starring Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Won-keun, Kim Young-min, Choi Gwi-hwa, Lee Na-ra, Kim Su-an

A man trapped in the net against his will.

Drama

A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.

VIBE

A gripping, grounded thriller that plunges you into the shadowy world of espionage and divided nations. It's a tense, character-focused journey through moral ambiguity and the high stakes of political maneuvering.

tensesuspensefulgrittysombersteadypolitical thrillercharacter-driven dramarealisticidentitybetrayalgeopoliticssurvival
politicshuman rightseast asianorth korean defectornorth koreainter-korean relations
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