The Spy Gone North is a 2018 Korean -language Drama film written by Kwon Sung-hwi and Yoon Jong-bin. The movie is directed by Yoon Jong-bin and produced by Kuk Su-ran, Han Jae-duk and Son Sang-bum under the banner of Sanai Pictures in collaboration with Moonlight Film. In 1993, former military officer Suk-young Park is recruited as a spy by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, and given the code name Black Venus. He is then sent to infiltrate a group of high-ranking North Korean officials based in Beijing, with the ultimate goal of acquiring information on the North's nuclear program. After becoming close to Myong-un Ri, a key power broker, Black Venus succeeds beyond his wildest dreams of gaining the trust of North Korea's leadership. But political machinations on both sides of the border threaten to derail his accomplishments. Written by CJ Entertainment. The spy gone north stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Ju Ji-hoon, Sung-min Lee, Jin-woong Jo and Dae-yeol Yoon. The music was composed by Cho Young-wuk. Cinematography was done by Choi Chan-min and editing by Kim Sang-bum and Kim Jae-bum. The movie has a running time of 137 minutes. It was released on 6th September 2018 in Korean,Mandarin and Japanese languages. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by CJ E&M.