The Sympathizer

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Refugee. Traitor. Hero. Spy.

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.

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Genres: Drama War & Politics
Mood: DarkBroodingWittyIronicTenseCynical
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Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Jackson Rowe, Jeremy Woolsey, Kim Ji-yong

Written by:

Anchuli Felicia King, Don McKellar, Tea Ho

Produced by:

Ron Schmidt, Maegan Houang, Lee Ja-hye

Composed by:

Cho Young-wuk

Cast

Hoa Xuande

The Captain

Robert Downey Jr.

Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest

Toan Le

The General

Fred Nguyen Khan

Bon

Duy Nguyen

Man

Vy Le

Lana

Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen

Madame

Phan Gia Nhat Linh

Crapulent Major

Alan Trong

Sonny

Kieu Chinh

Crapulent Major's Mother

Sandra Oh

Sofia Mori

Tom Dang

Skinny Timid RTO

Tien Pham

Petulant Captain

Scott Ly

Hefty Gunner

Joseph Hieu

Grizzled Sergeant

VyVy Nguyen

Crapulent Major's Wife

Kayli Tran

Communist Spy

Phong Le

The Watchman

David Duchovny

Thespian / Ryan Glenn

John Cho

James Yoon

Maxwell Whittington-Cooper

Idol / Jamie Johnson

Siena Werber

Violet

Marine Delterme

Monique Thibault

Jarrid Masse

Freddie

John Bradford

Crew Lead

Thomas McNamara

Research Assistant

Robert Lewis Stephenson

Shop Keeper

Kane Lieu

Burly Guard

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Photographer

B.J. Minor

Operative

Nguyen Anh Tuan

Baby-Faced Guard

Zhan Wang

Chinese Thug

Cici Lau

Old Lady

Isaiah Stratton

Green Beret

Kristofer Gordon

Crew Member

Bob Clendenin

Studio Lawyer

Veronica Della Vedova

Rita

Ben Crowley

Campaign Manager

Brian Schaeffer

White Man

Long Nguyen

Doctor

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