
Restless(2012)
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.


“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.

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
The Sympathizer is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of spy, based on novel or book, vietnam war, double agent, miniseries, vietnamese. Created by Susan Downey, it stars Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le. 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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