The Sympathizer

Synopsis

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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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

Crew

Art

• James L. Eddy Property Master
• Kathy Lucas Set Decoration
• Donald Graham Burt Production Design
• Erik Louis Robert Art Direction
• Jeremy Woolsey Supervising Art Director
• Nealy Orillion Art Direction

Camera

• Hopper Stone Still Photographer
• Chris Haarhoff Camera Operator
• Kurt Grossi Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Danny Glicker Costume Design
• Katherine Kousakis Hair Department Head
• Myriam Arougheti Makeup Department Head

Lighting

• Jarred Waldron Gaffer

Production

• Susan Downey Executive Producer
• Park Chan-wook Executive Producer
• Amanda Burrell Executive Producer
• Don McKellar Executive Producer
• Kim Ly Executive Producer
• Niv Fichman Executive Producer
• Robert Downey Jr. Executive Producer
• Back Ji-sun Executive Producer
• Viet Thanh Nguyen Executive Producer
• Ron Schmidt Executive Producer
• Karen Wacker Unit Production Manager
• Kristin Vela Production Supervisor

Sound

• Shawn Morse Boom Operator
• Cho Young-wuk Original Music Composer
• Linda Cohen Music Supervisor
• Sam Hamer Production Sound Mixer
• Danielle Dupre Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

• Mark R. Byers Special Effects Supervisor
• Daniel J. Lombardo Visual Effects Producer
• Chad Wanstreet Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Viet Thanh Nguyen Novel
• Anchuli Felicia King Story Editor
• Tea Ho Staff Writer

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