The Sympathizer (2024)
- Directed by
- Marc Munden, Fernando Meirelles, Park Chan-wook
- Genre
- thriller, black comedy, historical drama, war drama
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 132 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A half-Vietnamese communist spy works undercover in the South Vietnamese army and later flees to the United States after the war. He struggles with his divided loyalties and the trauma of his past.
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What happens
The Sympathizer (Vietnamese: Cảm tình viên) is a historical black comedy-drama television miniseries based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was created by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, with Park directing the first three episodes. The series premiered on HBO on April 14, 2024, and is produced by A24 and Rhombus Media. The series received positive reviews from critics and audiences, with praise for its performances and direction, although there was some criticism for its pacing and inaccuracies with the Vietnamese accents. For his performance in the series, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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