The Man Standing Next
“Loyalty. Betrayal. Execution.”
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
A suffocating political thriller where paranoia festers in the halls of power. It’s a tense, slow-burn descent into the machinations of a dictatorship, where every conversation feels loaded and trust is a dangerous commodity.
