Movie: National Security

Top 10 Billed Cast

Park Won-sang
박원상

Kim Jong-tae

Lee Kyung-young
이경영

Lee Doo-han

Dong Bang-woo
동방우

Executive Director Park

Kim Eui-sung
김의성

Manager Kang

Seo Dong-soo
서동수

Section Chief Baek

Kim Joong-ki
김중기

Section Chief Lee

Lee Chun-hee
이천희

Section Chief Kim

Moon Sung-keun
문성근

President Yoon

Woo Hee-jin
우희진

Kim Jong-tae's wife

Bae Yong-geun
배용근

Assistant Yang

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  • Overview

    On September 4, 1984, democracy movement leader Kim Jong Tae is arrested and taken to an infamous interrogation facility in Namyeong-dong. For the next 22 days, he would be cruelly and continuously tortured in all manners by interrogators intent on forcing him to confess to communist collaboration.

  • Release Date

    2012-11-22

  • Average

    7.313

  • Rating:

    3.7 starts
  • Tagline

    For the sake of my country.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말
  • Keywords

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