Part-Time Spy
2017 South Korean film directed by Kim Duk-soo
Part-Time Spy (Korean: 비정규직 특수요원; lit. 'Temporary Special Forces') is a 2017 South Korean action comedy film starring Kang Ye-won and Han Chae-ah. It was released on March 16, 2017.
Premise
A former national security agency contract worker works with an undercover policewoman to recover stolen money from a voice phishing syndicate.
Cast
Kang Ye-won as Jang Young-shil
Han Chae-ah as Na Jung-an
Namkoong Min as Min-seok
Jo Jae-yoon as Deputy Department Head Park
Kwak Ja-hyeong as Chief Financial Officer
Kim Min-kyo as Department Head Yang
Shin Se-hwi as Lee Ji-eun
Kim Sung-eun as Eun-jung
Lee Jung-min as Song-yi
Nam Seong-jin as Chief Goo
Dong Hyun-bae as Jae-yong
Ryoo Seong-hyeon as City Hall Section Chief
Reception
The film opened fourth on the South Korean weekend box office chart, with 115,000 entries and a gross of US$805,000.
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