Back الرجل المنبوذ Arabic Das Attentat – The Man Standing Next German El hombre del presidente Spanish مرد ایستاده بعدی Persian L'Homme du président (film) French Namsanui bujangdeul Galician The Man Standing Next ID KCIA 南山の部長たち Japanese 남산의 부장들 Korean The Man Standing Next Malay
| The Man Standing Next | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 남산의 부장들 |
| Hanja | 南山의 部長들 |
| Directed by | Woo Min-ho |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | The Man Standing Next by Kim Choong-sik[1] |
| Produced by | Kim Won-guk |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Go Nak-seon |
| Edited by | Jeong Ji-eun |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $34.7 million[2] |
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. Based on an original novel of the same title, the film stars Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, and Lee Hee-joon as the high-ranking officials of the Korean government and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung Hee 40 days before his assassination in 1979.[3]
The film premiered in South Korea on 22 January 2020, where it topped the box office until 4 February 2020.[4][5][6][7] It was released in the United States on 24 January 2020.[8] It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[9][10][11][12]
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- ^ "The Man Standing Next (2020)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "The Man Standing Next". The Film Catalogue. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (28 January 2020). "Korea Box Office: 'Man Standing Next' Dominates Holiday Weekend With $25 Million Haul". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Yoon, Min-sik (12 December 2019). "'The Man Standing Next' a film about final weeks leading to dictator's death". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (5 December 2019). "Lee Byung-hun's 'Man Standing Next' Secures 2020 Asia Theatrical Releases (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ 김영대 (6 January 2020). "[마이더스] [영화] 남산의 부장들 외" [[Miders] [Movie] Managers of Namsan and others]. 연합뉴스.
- ^ "The Man Standing Next". AMCTheaters.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Noh, Jean (21 October 2020). "South Korea submits 'The Man Standing Next' for 2021 Oscars". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "KOFIC selects 'The Man Standing Next' for 2021 Oscar submission". 22 October 2020.
- ^ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Brzeski, Patrick (22 October 2020). "Oscars: South Korea Selects 'The Man Standing Next' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 July 2024.