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‘The Man Standing Next’ Director on Following ‘Parasite’ as Korea’s Next Oscar Contender Woo Min-ho’s political thriller hopes to become the second straight Korean film to win Best International FilmJeremy Fuster | January 17, 2021 @ 8:03 PM Last Updated: January 17, 2021 @ 8:04 PM The historic victory of “Parasite” at last year’s Oscars has put Korean cinema under a brighter spotlight than ever before. Now “The Man Standing Next” director Woo Min-ho is hoping his political thriller will follow in the footsteps of the first non-English Best Picture winner as South Korea’s selection for the 2021 Best International Film category. Woo and star Lee Byung-hun spoke with TheWrap about their new film based on the presidency of Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated by the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) in 1979. Set during the final weeks of Park’s iron-fisted reign, “The Man Standing Next” follows high-ranking officer

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