The Berlin File — Characters & Cast

To survive and to protect his wife.

Pyo begins as an efficient operative. He becomes a hunted man framed as a defector, and ends as a vengeful fugitive who has lost his wife.

To uncover the truth behind the arms deal.

He is amused and horrified by the bloodshed he stumbles into. He finds that he cannot fix the corruption he uncovers and ends up warning Pyo to go into hiding.

Personal ambition and protection of his powerful clan.

He is sent to Berlin to clean up the mess and pursues an agenda of his own. He dies in a final showdown with Pyo.

To escape being purged together with her husband.

She is a translator at the embassy and falls under suspicion. She is caught in the crossfire and dies from her wound.