‘Okay! Madam’ follows Mi-young, a simple neighbourhood baker who sells twisted breadsticks, and her husband, Suk-hwan, who repairs computers. Together with their young daughter, Na-ri, they lead an ordinary life in Seoul until they unexpectedly win a free vacation to Hawaii.
What should be a dream trip quickly turns into a nightmare when North Korean agents hijack their plane. However, Mi-young and Suk-hwan are not quite who they seem. Beneath their quiet, mundane lives are hidden skills that could either save everyone on board or get them all killed.
Movie: Okay! Madam (2020)
Where to Watch: VIKI, Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Uhm Jung-hwa, Park Sung-woong, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Sun-bin, Bae Jung-nam
Director: Lee Cheol-ha
Writer: Shin Hyun-Sung
The Plot
Ten years ago, a North Korean female secret agent shot her partner, Chul-seung, and escaped to South Korea. She underwent plastic surgery, changed her identity, and built a new life as Mi-young, a wife, a mother, and a humble bread seller. When her family wins a free trip to Hawaii, she reluctantly agrees to go for her daughter’s sake. But a covert team of North Korean agents, led by a miraculously surviving Chul-seung, is on board, tracking the agent they believe is on the flight.
Mid-air, the agents seize control of the plane. Mi-young, who was in the lavatory, escapes detection and quickly reveals her long-hidden martial arts skills. Meanwhile, Suk-hwan sneaks into the cargo hold and alerts the NIS, revealing that he, too, was once a secret agent. The hijackers’ true plan emerges: they want to crash the plane and take Mi-young back to North Korea to unlock a cache of nuclear weapons that only her retina can access.
Mi-young and Suk-hwan team up with Chul-seung to fight back. After defeating the agents, a shocking twist reveals that the elderly passenger who befriended Na-ri was the man who murdered Mi-young’s father years ago. He takes Na-ri hostage, but Mi-young kicks him out of the aircraft. The teddy bear he gave Na-ri contains a time bomb, which Mi-young throws out just before it explodes. The plane lands safely, and the family finally enjoys their Hawaiian vacation.
The Characters
Mi-young (Played by Uhm Jung-hwa)
A former North Korean secret agent living undercover as a wife and mother, Mi-young is fierce, resourceful, and will do anything to protect her family. Her journey is about reconciling her violent past with her peaceful present.
Suk-hwan (Played by Park Sung-woong)
Mi-young’s seemingly ordinary husband, who repairs computers. He is secretly a former secret agent himself, proving that he and Mi-young are more alike than she knew.