 him , he attempts to earn redemption by tracking down his betrayer and killing a North Korean agent he believes was involved in his torture .   Die Another Day , produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and directed by Lee Tamahori , marked the James Bond franchise 's 40th anniversary . The series began in 1962 with Sean Connery starring as Bond in Dr. No . Die Another Day includes references to each of the preceding films .   The film received mixed reviews . Some critics praised the work of Lee Tamahori , while others criticised the film 's heavy use of computer @-@ generated imagery , which they found unconvincing and a distraction from the film 's plot . Nevertheless , Die Another Day was the highest @-@ grossing James Bond film up to that time if inflation is not taken into account .   = = Plot = =   MI6 officer James Bond — agent 007 — infiltrates a North Korean military base , where Colonel Tan @-@ Sun Moon is illegally trading weapons for African blood diamonds . After Moon 's assistant Zao discovers that Bond is a British agent , the colonel attempts to kill Bond and a hovercraft chase ensues , which ends with Moon 's apparent death . Bond survives , but is captured by North Korean soldiers and imprisoned by the Colonel 's father , General Moon .   After 14 months of captivity and torture , Bond is traded for Zao in a prisoner exchange . He is sedated and taken to meet M , who informs him that his status as a 00 Agent is suspended under suspicion of having leaked information under duress . Bond is convinced that he has been set up by a double agent in the British government and decides to avenge his betrayal . After escaping from the custody of MI6 , he discovers that he is in Hong Kong , where he learns from a Chinese agent that Zao is in Cuba .   In Havana Bond meets NSA agent Giacinta ' Jinx ' Johnson and follows her to a gene therapy clinic , where patients can have their appearances altered through DNA restructuring . Bond locates Zao inside the clinic and attempts to kill him , but Zao escapes . He leaves behind a pendant which leads Bond to a cache of diamonds , identified as conflict diamonds , but bearing the crest of the company owned by British billionaire Gustav Graves .   At Blades Club in London Bond meets Graves , along with his assistant Miranda Frost , who is also an undercover MI6 agent . After a fencing exercise ( and a literal sword @-@ fight ) , Bond is invited by Graves to Iceland for a scientific demonstration . Shortly afterwards , M restores Bond 's Double @-@ 0 status and offers assistance in the investigation .   At his ice palace in Iceland Graves unveils a new orbital mirror satellite , " Icarus " , which is able to focus solar energy on a small area and provide year @-@ round sunshine for crop development . During the night , Jinx infiltrates Graves ' command centre , but is captured by Graves and Zao . Bond rescues her and later discovers that Colonel Moon is still alive . Moon has used the gene therapy technology to change his appearance , assuming the identity of Gustav Graves .   Bond confronts Graves , but Frost arrives to reveal herself as the traitor who betrayed Bond in North Korea , forcing 007 to escape from Graves ' facility . Bond then returns in his Aston Martin Vanquish to rescue Jinx , who has been captured once again . Zao pursues him in his own vehicle , both cars driving inside the rapidly melting ice palace . Bond kills Zao by shooting an ice chandelier onto him , and then revives Jinx after she has drowned .   Bond and Jinx pursue Graves and Frost to the Korean peninsula and stow away on Graves ' cargo plane . Graves reveals his true identity to his father , and the purpose of the Icarus satellite : to cut a path through the Korean Demilitarized Zone with concentrated sunlight , allowing North Korean troops to invade South Korea and reunite the peninsula by force . Horrified , General Moon tries to stop the plan , but he is murdered by his own son .   Bond attempts to shoot Graves but he is prevented by one of the soldiers on board . In their struggle , a gunshot pierces the fuselage , causing the plane to descend rapidly . Bond engages Graves in a fist fight , and Jinx attempts to regain control of the plane . Frost attacks Jinx , forcing her to defend herself in a sword duel . After the plane passes through the Icarus beam and is further damaged , Jinx kills Frost . Graves attempts to escape by parachute , but Bond opens the parachute , causing Graves to be pulled out of the plane and into one of its engines , killing him and disabling the Icarus beam . Bond and Jinx then escape from the disintegrating plane in a helicopter from the cargo hold , carrying away Graves ' stash of diamonds in the process .   = = Cast = =   Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007 , an MI
Ġhim Ġ, Ġhe Ġattempts Ġto Ġearn Ġredemption Ġby Ġtracking Ġdown Ġhis Ġbetray er Ġand Ġkilling Ġa ĠNorth ĠKorean Ġagent Ġhe Ġbelieves Ġwas Ġinvolved Ġin Ġhis Ġtorture Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠDie ĠAnother ĠDay Ġ, Ġproduced Ġby ĠMichael ĠG . ĠWilson Ġand ĠBarbara ĠBro ccoli Ġ, Ġand Ġdirected Ġby ĠLee ĠTam ah ori Ġ, Ġmarked Ġthe ĠJames ĠBond Ġfranchise Ġ' s Ġ40 th Ġanniversary Ġ. ĠThe Ġseries Ġbegan Ġin Ġ1962 Ġwith ĠSean ĠCon nery Ġstarring Ġas ĠBond Ġin ĠDr . ĠNo Ġ. ĠDie ĠAnother ĠDay Ġincludes Ġreferences Ġto Ġeach Ġof Ġthe Ġpreceding Ġfilms Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġfilm Ġreceived Ġmixed Ġreviews Ġ. ĠSome Ġcritics Ġpraised Ġthe Ġwork Ġof ĠLee ĠTam ah ori Ġ, Ġwhile Ġothers Ġcriticised Ġthe Ġfilm Ġ' s Ġheavy Ġuse Ġof Ġcomputer Ġ@ - @ Ġgenerated Ġimagery Ġ, Ġwhich Ġthey Ġfound Ġuncon v inc ing Ġand Ġa Ġdistraction Ġfrom Ġthe Ġfilm Ġ' s Ġplot Ġ. ĠNevertheless Ġ, ĠDie ĠAnother ĠDay Ġwas Ġthe Ġhighest Ġ@ - @ Ġgross ing ĠJames ĠBond Ġfilm Ġup Ġto Ġthat Ġtime Ġif Ġinflation Ġis Ġnot Ġtaken Ġinto Ġaccount Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠPlot Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMI 6 Ġofficer ĠJames ĠBond ĠâĢĶ Ġagent Ġ00 7 ĠâĢĶ Ġinfiltr ates Ġa ĠNorth ĠKorean Ġmilitary Ġbase Ġ, Ġwhere ĠColonel ĠTan Ġ@ - @ ĠSun ĠMoon Ġis Ġillegally Ġtrading Ġweapons Ġfor ĠAfrican Ġblood Ġdiamonds Ġ. ĠAfter ĠMoon Ġ' s Ġassistant ĠZ ao Ġdiscovers Ġthat ĠBond Ġis Ġa ĠBritish Ġagent Ġ, Ġthe Ġcolonel Ġattempts Ġto Ġkill ĠBond Ġand Ġa Ġhover craft Ġchase Ġens ues Ġ, Ġwhich Ġends Ġwith ĠMoon Ġ' s Ġapparent Ġdeath Ġ. ĠBond Ġsurvives Ġ, Ġbut Ġis Ġcaptured Ġby ĠNorth ĠKorean Ġsoldiers Ġand Ġimprisoned Ġby Ġthe ĠColonel Ġ' s Ġfather Ġ, ĠGeneral ĠMoon Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAfter Ġ14 Ġmonths Ġof Ġcaptivity Ġand Ġtorture Ġ, ĠBond Ġis Ġtraded Ġfor ĠZ ao Ġin Ġa Ġprisoner Ġexchange Ġ. ĠHe Ġis Ġsed ated Ġand Ġtaken Ġto Ġmeet ĠM Ġ, Ġwho Ġinforms Ġhim Ġthat Ġhis Ġstatus Ġas Ġa Ġ00 ĠAgent Ġis Ġsuspended Ġunder Ġsuspicion Ġof Ġhaving Ġleaked Ġinformation Ġunder Ġdu ress Ġ. ĠBond Ġis Ġconvinced Ġthat Ġhe Ġhas Ġbeen Ġset Ġup Ġby Ġa Ġdouble Ġagent Ġin Ġthe ĠBritish Ġgovernment Ġand Ġdecides Ġto Ġa venge Ġhis Ġbetrayal Ġ. ĠAfter Ġescaping Ġfrom Ġthe Ġcustody Ġof ĠMI 6 Ġ, Ġhe Ġdiscovers Ġthat Ġhe Ġis Ġin ĠHong ĠKong Ġ, Ġwhere Ġhe Ġlearns Ġfrom Ġa ĠChinese Ġagent Ġthat ĠZ ao Ġis Ġin ĠCuba Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠIn ĠHavana ĠBond Ġmeets ĠNSA Ġagent ĠGi ac int a Ġ' ĠJin x Ġ' ĠJohnson Ġand Ġfollows Ġher Ġto Ġa Ġgene Ġtherapy Ġclinic Ġ, Ġwhere Ġpatients Ġcan Ġhave Ġtheir Ġappearances Ġaltered Ġthrough ĠDNA Ġrestructuring Ġ. ĠBond Ġloc ates ĠZ ao Ġinside Ġthe Ġclinic Ġand Ġattempts Ġto Ġkill Ġhim Ġ, Ġbut ĠZ ao Ġescapes Ġ. ĠHe Ġleaves Ġbehind Ġa Ġp endant Ġwhich Ġleads ĠBond Ġto Ġa Ġcache Ġof Ġdiamonds Ġ, Ġidentified Ġas Ġconflict Ġdiamonds Ġ, Ġbut Ġbearing Ġthe Ġcrest Ġof Ġthe Ġcompany Ġowned Ġby ĠBritish Ġbillionaire ĠGustav ĠGraves Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAt ĠBlades ĠClub Ġin ĠLondon ĠBond Ġmeets ĠGraves Ġ, Ġalong Ġwith Ġhis Ġassistant ĠMiranda ĠFrost Ġ, Ġwho Ġis Ġalso Ġan Ġundercover ĠMI 6 Ġagent Ġ. ĠAfter Ġa Ġfencing Ġexercise Ġ( Ġand Ġa Ġliteral Ġsword Ġ@ - @ Ġfight Ġ) Ġ, ĠBond Ġis Ġinvited Ġby ĠGraves Ġto ĠIceland Ġfor Ġa Ġscientific Ġdemonstration Ġ. ĠShortly Ġafterwards Ġ, ĠM Ġrestores ĠBond Ġ' s ĠDouble Ġ@ - @ Ġ0 Ġstatus Ġand Ġoffers Ġassistance Ġin Ġthe Ġinvestigation Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAt Ġhis Ġice Ġpalace Ġin ĠIceland ĠGraves Ġunve ils Ġa Ġnew Ġorbital Ġmirror Ġsatellite Ġ, Ġ" ĠIcar us Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhich Ġis Ġable Ġto Ġfocus Ġsolar Ġenergy Ġon Ġa Ġsmall Ġarea Ġand Ġprovide Ġyear Ġ@ - @ Ġround Ġsunshine Ġfor Ġcrop Ġdevelopment Ġ. ĠDuring Ġthe Ġnight Ġ, ĠJin x Ġinfiltr ates ĠGraves Ġ' Ġcommand Ġcentre Ġ, Ġbut Ġis Ġcaptured Ġby ĠGraves Ġand ĠZ ao Ġ. ĠBond Ġresc ues Ġher Ġand Ġlater Ġdiscovers Ġthat ĠColonel ĠMoon Ġis Ġstill Ġalive Ġ. ĠMoon Ġhas Ġused Ġthe Ġgene Ġtherapy Ġtechnology Ġto Ġchange Ġhis Ġappearance Ġ, Ġassuming Ġthe Ġidentity Ġof ĠGustav ĠGraves Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠBond Ġconfronts ĠGraves Ġ, Ġbut ĠFrost Ġarrives Ġto Ġreveal Ġherself Ġas Ġthe Ġtraitor Ġwho Ġbetrayed ĠBond Ġin ĠNorth ĠKorea Ġ, Ġforcing Ġ00 7 Ġto Ġescape Ġfrom ĠGraves Ġ' Ġfacility Ġ. ĠBond Ġthen Ġreturns Ġin Ġhis ĠAston ĠMartin ĠVan qu ish Ġto Ġrescue ĠJin x Ġ, Ġwho Ġhas Ġbeen Ġcaptured Ġonce Ġagain Ġ. ĠZ ao Ġpurs ues Ġhim Ġin Ġhis Ġown Ġvehicle Ġ, Ġboth Ġcars Ġdriving Ġinside Ġthe Ġrapidly Ġmelting Ġice Ġpalace Ġ. ĠBond Ġkills ĠZ ao Ġby Ġshooting Ġan Ġice Ġch andel ier Ġonto Ġhim Ġ, Ġand Ġthen Ġrev ives ĠJin x Ġafter Ġshe Ġhas Ġdrowned Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠBond Ġand ĠJin x Ġpursue ĠGraves Ġand ĠFrost Ġto Ġthe ĠKorean Ġpeninsula Ġand Ġst ow Ġaway Ġon ĠGraves Ġ' Ġcargo Ġplane Ġ. ĠGraves Ġreveals Ġhis Ġtrue Ġidentity Ġto Ġhis Ġfather Ġ, Ġand Ġthe Ġpurpose Ġof Ġthe ĠIcar us Ġsatellite Ġ: Ġto Ġcut Ġa Ġpath Ġthrough Ġthe ĠKorean ĠDem ilit ar ized ĠZone Ġwith Ġconcentrated Ġsunlight Ġ, Ġallowing ĠNorth ĠKorean Ġtroops Ġto Ġinvade ĠSouth ĠKorea Ġand Ġreun ite Ġthe Ġpeninsula Ġby Ġforce Ġ. ĠHor rified Ġ, ĠGeneral ĠMoon Ġtries Ġto Ġstop Ġthe Ġplan Ġ, Ġbut Ġhe Ġis Ġmurdered Ġby Ġhis Ġown Ġson Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠBond Ġattempts Ġto Ġshoot ĠGraves Ġbut Ġhe Ġis Ġprevented Ġby Ġone Ġof Ġthe Ġsoldiers Ġon Ġboard Ġ. ĠIn Ġtheir Ġstruggle Ġ, Ġa Ġgunshot Ġpier ces Ġthe Ġfu selage Ġ, Ġcausing Ġthe Ġplane Ġto Ġdescend Ġrapidly Ġ. ĠBond Ġengages ĠGraves Ġin Ġa Ġfist Ġfight Ġ, Ġand ĠJin x Ġattempts Ġto Ġregain Ġcontrol Ġof Ġthe Ġplane Ġ. ĠFrost Ġattacks ĠJin x Ġ, Ġforcing Ġher Ġto Ġdefend Ġherself Ġin Ġa Ġsword Ġduel Ġ. ĠAfter Ġthe Ġplane Ġpasses Ġthrough Ġthe ĠIcar us Ġbeam Ġand Ġis Ġfurther Ġdamaged Ġ, ĠJin x Ġkills ĠFrost Ġ. ĠGraves Ġattempts Ġto Ġescape Ġby Ġparachute Ġ, Ġbut ĠBond Ġopens Ġthe Ġparachute Ġ, Ġcausing ĠGraves Ġto Ġbe Ġpulled Ġout Ġof Ġthe Ġplane Ġand Ġinto Ġone Ġof Ġits Ġengines Ġ, Ġkilling Ġhim Ġand Ġdisabling Ġthe ĠIcar us Ġbeam Ġ. ĠBond Ġand ĠJin x Ġthen Ġescape Ġfrom Ġthe Ġdisinteg rating Ġplane Ġin Ġa Ġhelicopter Ġfrom Ġthe Ġcargo Ġhold Ġ, Ġcarrying Ġaway ĠGraves Ġ' Ġstash Ġof Ġdiamonds Ġin Ġthe Ġprocess Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠCast Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠPierce ĠBros nan Ġas ĠJames ĠBond Ġ00 7 Ġ, Ġan ĠMI