

Seo Chang-dae, an ambitious political campaign strategist who ends up having ideological differences with his present client, receives a lucrative offer that will put his loyalty under the microscope.
Acting
Sul Kyung-gu's transformation from idealist to monster, one smile at a time.
Direction
Byun builds dread through sterile campaign offices and screaming crowds.
Writing
Every handshake is a transaction. Every promise, a weapon.

Director
Byun Sung-hyun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loosely based on Kim Dae-jung's 1997 presidential campaign and his shadowy strategist Oh Jong-nam, whose real role remains disputed and mysterious.
The film's Korean title 'Kingmaker' uses the English word — a bitter irony suggesting foreign concepts of democracy imported and corrupted.