Movies and TvShows featuring "korea-president" theme.

A whirlwind power clash between the prime minister and deputy prime minister unravels the day the president suffers an assassination attempt.

At 42-years-old, Kwon Yool is South Korea's youngest prime minister ever. On top of his reputation of being an honest man of the utmost integrity, he's also a widow who raises his three children alone. But what the public doesn't know is that Prime Minister Kwon is actually a foul-mouthed scrooge devoid of even the most basic of parenting skills. Nam Da Jung is a journalist who resorts to writing trashy tabloids to support her ailing father, but when she chases Prime Minister Kwon for a lucrative exposé, she ends up scooping a whole lot more than she bargained for.

Three shots are fired and the president of South Korea suddenly goes missing from his vacation villa. Three Days is a condensed-time thriller that follows the struggles of elite Blue House bodyguard Han Tae Kyung to find and protect the president. With the aid of local police officer Yoon Bo Won and fellow Blue House guards, will Han Tae Kyung be able to save the president before it’s too late?

5th Republic is a controversial political drama about the Fifth Republic of South Korea, one of the most turbulent times in modern Korean history. The 41-episode television series covered the key aspects of the period from President Park Chung-hee's assassination to general Chun Doo-hwan's military coup and his bloody rise to power, as well as the ensuing conflicts between the pro-democratic movement and Chun's military regime and the behind-the-scenes power struggles that ultimately led to Roh Tae-woo's presidential succession in 1987. Given the sensitive nature of the subject matter, 5th Republic tread a fine line between fact and fiction, and faced many challenges even before the start of the production - one of which was pressures from actual political figures who threatened to sue the network for defamation if the script was not modified. Moreover, there was concern over the possible glorification of the drama's lead character Chun Doo-hwan played by Lee Deok-hwa whose strong charisma helped draw in big audience during the drama's initial broadcast on MBC in 2005.

In 'Designated Survivor: 60 Days,' a low-ranking government official finds himself thrust into the role of President of South Korea after a terror attack kills the entire cabinet. With the country in chaos, he must navigate political turmoil, uncover conspiracies, and fight to restore order.

Seo Hye-rim is a hot-tempered news announcer who was fired by the broadcasting company, but is later elected to the National Assembly and became the first female president of Korea. She faces political pressure and potential impeachment from Kang Tae-san and his followers, but survives with the aid of the prosecutor Ha Do-ya.

President is a South Korean television series starring real-life married couple Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra as Korea's president and his first lady. This is their first acting collaboration. It aired on KBS2 from December 15, 2010 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:05 for 24 episodes.

A black comedy political sitcom about an Olympic gold medalist who was appointed as minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is facing a kidnapping incident of her husband who is a political critic.

Following the assassination of President Park in 1979, various military factions wrestle for control during a violent coup in this tense South Korean period action drama.

In 'Hunt (2022)', the International and Domestic Units of the Korean Spy Agency must work together to expose Donglim, a deeply embedded North Korean spy within their organization.

October 26, 1979, a presidential assassination shakes the nation. Taking on the defense of Park Tae-joo, the secretary involved in the presidential assassination, lawyer Jung In-hoo enters what would be South Korea's most notorious political trial. Despite Park Tae-joo facing a predetermined sentence due to his military status, Jung In-hoo fights tirelessly to ensure a fair trial, enraged by the trial's unfair proceedings.

The Man Standing Next is a gripping political thriller set in 1970s South Korea during the military dictatorship of President Park Chung-hee. The story revolves around the assassination of President Park and the power struggle within the intelligence agency in the aftermath. With elements of intrigue, politics, and historical significance, the movie explores the complex web of events leading up to the assassination.

In 'Steel Rain 2: Summit', a political summit between two countries is disrupted by a sudden coup d'etat, leaving the leaders of both nations in danger. As tensions escalate, a nuclear threat adds to the chaos, forcing the protagonists to navigate a treacherous landscape of politics and war to restore peace.

Seo Chang-dae, a political campaign strategist, faces a loyalty test when he receives a lucrative offer that challenges his existing client's ideologies.

In 1980s South Korea, a lawyer takes on a high-profile case that challenges the country's political establishment and fights for justice and civil liberties during the democratization movement.

26 Years is a crime-thriller movie centered around five individuals seeking revenge on the former president of Korea, Chun Doo-hwan, for his involvement in the Gwangju Uprising. Based on a webcomic, the film follows their meticulous planning and execution of their revenge plot, intertwining the themes of justice and retribution.

Daekwon is the team leader of the surveillance team on the verge of getting a demotion. His mission is to be as an unemployed head of a household and monitor the politician's family who's been house arrested right after arrival from abroad for 24 hours a day with his team. Members of the surveillance team, who have moved into the next door disguised as a neighbor, discover secrets one by one, through monitoring all the sounds and behaviors of suspicious family members, from requests for a radio show to midnight rustling noises…

An investigative reporter seeks to expose the whereabouts of a slush fund belonging to the former president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak.