The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North is a 2018 South Korean spy drama film directed by Yoon Jong-bin. It stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong and Ju Ji-hoon. The film is loosely based on the true story of Park Chae-seo, a former South Korean agent who infiltrated North Korea's nuclear facilities. The film was released in theaters on August 8, 2018. Plot The story follows a South Korean spy who infiltrates the North to obtain intelligence on the country's nuclear-weapons plans in the mid-1990s only to find his own side is manipulating his country's political elections with the help of the North. Cast Hwang Jung-min as Park Seok-young (codename Black Venus) Lee Sung-min as Ri Myung-woon Cho Jin-woong as Choi Hak-sung Ju Ji-hoon as State Security Department Head Jung Joo Hae-eun as North Korean agent Gi Ju-bong as Kim Jong-Il Kim Hyun as Real estate office owner Kim So-jin as Han Chang-joo's wife Park Min-su as Ri Myung-woon's son Lee Hyori as herself (cameo) Production Filming began on January 24, 2017 and concluded on July 25, 2017. Some parts of the film that are set in Beijing and North Korea were filmed in Taiwan.