The Berlin File (2013)
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30% of critics liked it
(10 reviews) -
73% of users liked it
(178 ratings)
A tense illegal arms deal in a Berlin hotel suddenly descends into mayhem after a "ghost" agent named Jong-seong (HA Jung-woo) appears on the scene. Secretly watching the deal go down is embattled South Korean intelligence chief Jin-soo (HAN Suk-Kyu), the North Koreans and the US CIA, who… More A tense illegal arms deal in a Berlin hotel suddenly descends into mayhem after a "ghost" agent named Jong-seong (HA Jung-woo) appears on the scene. Secretly watching the deal go down is embattled South Korean intelligence chief Jin-soo (HAN Suk-Kyu), the North Koreans and the US CIA, who are all left trying to decode whether the ghost is a double-agent or taking the fall for a more insidious plot. Myung-soo (RYOO Seung-bum) a young, notorious North Korean agent jumps into these treacherous waters to investigate loyalties of all involved and begins to implicate Jong-seong's wife, Jung-hee (Gianna JUN), a translator at the North Korean embassy in the German capital. Caught between his love of country and his wife, Jong-Seong must quickly prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice. (c) CJ
- Directed By
- Ryoo Seung-Wan
- Written By
- Ryoo Seung-Wan
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 15, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- CJ Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
There is something sharp, exciting and more original tucked within "The Berlin File" - and it is in moments a sleek, crackling film - but it all feels somehow misshapen.
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Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
As soon as "The Berlin File" takes flight with its exhilarating action set pieces, memories of any muddles evaporate amid the tension and vivid engagement with settings, from courtyards to fields.
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Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
The Berlin File benefits from gritty surroundings that add a cold war realism to this otherwise confusing tale of conflicted loyalties and secret agendas.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
The story feels fairly perfunctory - not to mention unnecessarily knotty - but the well-connected leads do their best to ground it.
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Scott Foundas, Village Voice
[A] formulaic but solid Cold War-style spy thriller, with North Korea pinch-hitting for the Soviet Union.
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Cast
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Jung-woo Ha
as Pyo Jong-Seong
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Suk-kyu Han
as Jung Jin-soo
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Gianna Jun
as Ryeon Jung-hee
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Ryoo Seung-Bum
as Dong Myeong-soo
- Kim Seo-hyung
- Lee Geung-young
- Bae Jung-nam
- Ryan Glass
