Best Friend

About Best Friend

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.

Lee Hwan-kyung's Best Friend is a 2020 comedy film. The film is filed under corruption, ambition, self sacrifice, and presidential election.

Jung Woo appears as Dae-kwon, Oh Dal-su as Eui-sik, Kim Hie-won as Department Head Kim, and Kim Byong-chul as Dong-sik. It runs 124 minutes and was released in November 2020.

The screenplay is by Kim Yeong-seok and Lee Hwan-kyung. It streams on Kocowa in the United States.

Serena, City Hall, and Head of State make useful companions to Best Friend.