The Berlin File Page #3

Synopsis: A North Korean agent in Berlin is betrayed and cut loose in the midst of a financial espionage intrigue. Together with his wife, a translator at the North Korean embassy in Berlin, they try to escape being purged, as North and South Korean operatives relentlessly pursue them.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director(s): Seung-wan Ryoo
Production: CJ Entertainment
  9 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
120 min
Website
54 Views


You're the one that wanted

some private time with the guy.

We're gonna head to

the U.S. Embassy,

And enter the safe-house.

- You mean the laundromat?

- Excuse me. Do you speak English?

No.

We've got about the three hours

until the official time of contact,

so, factorin' in travel,

I can spare you about an hour.

We can say you work for the company

and that you're interrogating him.

That's as far as you

and I take this.

After that,

it's every old dog for himself.

And regardless of

what happens here,

the ClA has no affiliation

whatsoever with this operation.

There should be absolutely no records,

do you here me?

- What's he offering you?

- We're not sure yet,

But he mentioned a file, some kind of

shady account they've been managing.

The Kim Jong-il account?

From Macau?

Oh sweet Jesus.

I wouldn't that

make everyones f***in' day?

You owe me pal big time.

3737 G406.

11 o'clock

Target's location confirmed.

Don't stand out Blend in, idiots!

Did you tap my phone?

You're out of your mind

to interfere with ClA business.

How is North Korean ambassador

a ClA business?

It's ours.

Stand back if anything happens.

I'll take over.

Hey!

Hey!

You, son of a...!

Target is getting away

He's heading to the subway.

Team A follow the subject.

Team B go across.

We gotta snatch the bastard

before anybody else.

Jong-seong.

Think about what you're doing.

We'll talk later.

Freeze!

Put the gun down.

This is our turf.

You don't want any more trouble...

Motherf***er!

Take it easy, man.

Listen to me carefully now.

Go back to the headquarter.

Find everything you can on

the ClA agents out here.

- But it's ClA...

- Shut the hell up.

Another word from your mouth

and I'll chew your brain out.

Hi, Daddy.

I love you.

Good bye.

No.

Come on, Cindy.

You knew my team was

tracking Asim and his network!

Way to bend me

over the barrel, pal!

Send me the address

of the travel agency.

Why did you do it?

I want you to think hard

why Dong Myung-su is here

why your wife is being suspected.

You were planning to abandon

your family and defect to the West.

This is all part of a scheme

set by Dong Myung-su...

No, his father Dong Jung-ho

to take over the Berlin office.

Dong's father wasn't an ally

with the new leader

and yet, he survived.

How?

When Kim Jong-un's men pocketed

profit from illegal weapons trade.

The deal was handled

by Dong Jung-ho.

When the Americans tracked down

the Macau account.

Dongs had to clean up the mess

in order to stay in the game.

What did you get her to do?

But you don't believe

anything I say.

Questioning is in progress.

You can go in.

Jong-seong,

when you're blocked by the sea,

sing 'Arirang' a semitone down

and 'whistle' the chorus.

The Party wants to see

and hear for themselves.

Tell me what you want to hear.

I'll give an answer you want

in return for a quick death.

Your family is never

your concern even to the end.

There is nothing

I can do about them.

He talks as

if he's being framed.

Your name and position.

Lee Hak-su.

I'm an ambassador of

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

to Germany.

Why did you betray your country?

I just sent you the address

of the travel agency.

Frequent address changes

suggest it's a front company.

Shouldn't we notify Chief Kang?

I'll take care of it.

Hello.

There is a break-in

in my building.

The address is Einstenufer 9D.

It's the travel agency building.

What happened here?

Why did you lie to me

about where you were

going this afternoon?

Do you have anything

to say to me?

You knew about it all?

You weren't going to say anything

if I didn't?

I don't know where to begin.

I suppose I missed the right time.

Tell me how it started.

It was an order

from Comrade Ambassador.

Not out of my will.

You're not giving me an answer.

Perhaps I don't know

what you want.

What have you been up to?

What am I supposed to do?

Entertaining guest was an order.

But I assure you.

This baby is ours.

This man was asking me

about an event at the square.

And this is

where my obstetrician is.

Why didn't you tell me?

I thought you wouldn't believe

it's ours.

What I think is not important.

Tell me the truth.

This is the truth.

Why didn't you say

anything earlier?

Did you ever listen?

Do you know what it's like

to endure this kind of filth?

Our first child

It's been two years since

we lost her

How much the little thing

must have suffered...

Have you ever thought about that?

So what?

Were you going to

have an abortion?

How can you say such a thing?

We'll go to the hospital tomorrow.

If it turns out to be false...

You'll report me as a spy?

That will give you

a peace of mind.

That's what the Party

wants to hear.

Today,

Comrade Ambassador made an attempt

to defect to the West.

Write down all your whereabouts

in the last seven days.

Did you get her confession?

We still have time.

I must have interrupted

at an inconvenient time.

How did the interrogation go?

Successful, thanks to you.

His body will be

repatriated to Pyongyang.

Good work, Comrade.

I haven't found any evidence tying

Jung-hee to her charges.

Relax, man.

Congratulations.

You have passed

the loyalty test.

All this was necessary

because of Lee Hak-su.

After Comrade Chairman Kim Jong-il

passed away,

foreign funds coming into

Pyongyang dropped considerably.

While all focus was on ensuring

successful transition of power,

there was a suspicion that

Lee Hak-su

would smuggle his

private assets and defect.

And your name popped up

in the process.

A group of us including

myself insisted

that you would never

betray the Republic.

The Party's position, of course,

is not the same.

So, I suggested that

we test your loyalty.

How can we suspect the loyalty of

a man who will report his own wife

if there are

suspicious circumstances?

Agents from Security Department

will pay you a visit shortly.

You'll return to

Pyongyang and be promoted

in recognition of your loyalty.

Congratulations, Comrade.

You have saved me also.

How much did you hear?

You're a coward.

What the hell are you doing?

Once they find out what you're doing to me,

you're a f***ing dead man.

what do you think

will happen to you?

Today

a North Korean f***ing commie

blew a hole through my friend's head.

At Brandenburg Gate?

My friend was

ClA tracking Asim's group.

If I report your lD

and tell them that

Israel is working with

the North Koreans who took Asim,

your f***ing face will be on every ClA

watch-list in the world within 48 hours.

What now?

Do you want a cool diplomatic dispute

with America over this?

About a month ago,

Pyongyang contacted

Mossad Collections.

I'm not here about your wife

How can a perfectionist like you

let this happen under your nose?

The guilty will stand

for their crime.

They told us that

if we gave them the opportunity

to replace a few of their

people in Berlin...

Then they'd hand over the man

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Ted Geoghegan

Filmmaker and publicist Ted Geoghegan (born August 10, 1979 in Beaverton, Oregon, United States) grew up in Great Falls, Montana, attending private and public schools and studying film extensively. He attended The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana and attained a degree in English Education.Geoghegan is best known for his work in the horror genre. He is also a film publicist. more…

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