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Ransomed

2023 · 132 min

A sweaty, high-stakes rescue through a war-torn city, mixing bureaucratic cover-up with odd-couple banter and jolts of danger.

Directed by
Kim Seong-hun
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Im Hyung-kook
Tagline
Two men. Bag of money. No support.
Overview
In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.

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Directed by
Kim Seong-hun
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Im Hyung-kook
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • corruption
  • politics
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, drama
Directed by
Kim Seong-hun
Written by
Kim Jung-youn, Yeo Mi-jeong
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Im Hyung-kook, Kim Eung-soo, Kim Jong-soo, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoo Seung-mok, Jang So-yeon
Music
Mowg
Cinematography
Kim Tae-sung
Runtime
132 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
French, English, Arabic, Korean

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