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Key Features:
Espionage, Identity crisis, Undercover, Political intrigue, Betrayal, Action, Friendship, Sacrifice, Violence-high, North Korea, Fish out of water
Tone:
serious, dramatic, suspense-driven
Target Audience:
Action fans, Thriller enthusiasts, International cinema viewers, Political drama aficionados
Emotional Arc:
Deception → Conflict → Sacrifice

Secretly, Greatly

2013-06-05
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Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.

Genres
Action, Drama, Comedy
Cast
Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, Lee Hyun-woo, Son Hyun-joo, Ko Chang-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Shin Jung-keun, Hong Kyung-in, Lee Chae-young, Park Eun-bin
Crew
Jang Cheol-soo, Yoon Hong-gi, Kim Bang-hyun
Rating
6.978(203 votes)
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