The Berlin File (2013)

Original title

베를린

Directed by

Ryoo Seung-wan

Genre

action film, thriller film, spy film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 230 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A North Korean agent in Berlin is betrayed after a weapons deal is exposed. He and his wife, a translator at the embassy, must flee from both North and South Korean operatives hunting them down.

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What happens

The Berlin File (Korean: 베를린; RR: Bereullin; lit. 'Berlin') is a 2013 South Korean action spy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. Ha Jung-woo stars as a North Korean agent in Berlin who is betrayed and cut loose when a weapons deal is exposed. Together with his wife, a translator at the North Korean embassy in Berlin played by Jun Ji-hyun, they try to escape being purged, with Ryoo Seung-bum and Han Suk-kyu playing North and South Korean operatives on their trail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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