Best Friend

Best Friend

During the day friendly neighbour. At night suspicious wiretapping team. Enemy? or Friend?

2020 · 124 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Comedy

A leader of the opposition party in 1980s South Korea struggles to outwit the government who, unbeknownst to him, has placed a surveillance team in the house next door. Based on the life of Kim Dae-jung, the 8th President of South Korea.

Directed by Lee Hwan-kyung · Written by Yoon Pil-joon

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