The Man Standing Next Will Be Submitted To The 93Rd Academy Awards
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Thursday that it has chosen The Man Standing Next out of 13 films as the countryŌĆÖs submission to the 93rd Academy AwardsŌĆÖ International Feature Film category. Based on an original novel of the same title, the film depicts the intense power struggle among the Korean governmentŌĆÖs high ranking officials and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung Hee. Directed by Woo Min Ho, The Man Standing Next chronicles the 40 days before Park Chung Hee was shot to death at a safe house in Seoul by KCIA director Kim Gyu Pyung....