Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 89Audiences 68GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer89%
Audience score74%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than most action movies, +24 min on the typical 108
typical 108132Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+12Released
2023
August 2, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerDramaLanguage
Korean
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchEnglishArabicMade in
- South Korea
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more26 people
- Ha Jung-wooLee Min-jun
- Ju Ji-hoonKim Pan-su
- Im Hyung-kookOh Jae-seok
- Kim Eung-sooDirector
- Kim Jong-sooMinister Choi
- Park Hyuk-kwonManager Park
- Yoo Seung-mokVice-minister Lee
- Jang So-yeonJae-seok's Wife
Choi Jung-wooChief secretary
Burn GormanCarter
Marcin DorocińskiHayes
Fehd BenchemsiKarim
Anas El BazNaji- NANisrine AdamLeila
Han Soo-hyunKim Sung-ho
Chun Sin-hwanKim Chi-yong
Seo Young-samGuard
Lee Sang-wonMiddle East Department Staff
Yang Ji-sooMiddle East Department Staff
Han Sung-sooMiddle East Department Staff- PSPark Soon-jungMiddle East Department Staff
- KMKim Min-hwanMiddle East Department Staff
Ahn Seong-bongDriver
Kwon Eun-seongOh Jae-seok's son
Directing · 2
- Kim Seong-hun Director, Adaptation
- Gwon Hui-cheol Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Yeo Mi-jeong Writer, Executive Producer
- Kim Jung-youn Writer
- Choung Yi-jun Adaptation, Producer
Production · 6
- Han Eun-young Executive Producer
- Seong Chang-yeon Producer
- Karim Debbagh Producer
- Ryu Jeong-hun Producer
- Jun Piel-do Producer
- Yoon Se-yeon Line Producer
Camera · 4
- Kim Tae-sung Director of Photography
- Cho Won-jin Still Photographer
- Kim Gwan-seob Grip
- Kim Dong-guk Key Grip
Editing · 2
- Kim Chang-ju Editor
- Park Jin-young Digital Intermediate
Sound · 4
- Mowg Original Music Composer
- Kim Suk-won Sound Supervisor
- On Se-woong Production Sound Mixer
- Kim Sang-woon Production Sound Mixer
Art · 7
- Lee Hwo-kyoung Production Design
- Seo Gyeong-seok Set Decoration
- Mobsitte Saad Supervising Art Director
- Kim Yeong-bok Props
- Jeong In-cheol Set Decoration
- Mohamed Houssni Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Chae Kyung-hwa Costume Design
- Choi Hye-im Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 5
- Jung Do-ahn Special Effects Supervisor
- Jung Jae-hoon VFX Supervisor
- Jeon Min-kyoo VFX Supervisor
- Ryu Geon-hui Visual Effects
- Ryu Yeong-jae Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Kim Kyeong-seok Lighting Director
Other crew · 5
- Shim Chul-min Stunts
- Bae Hwan Stunts
- Noh Nam-seok Martial Arts Choreographer
- Park Gab-jin Stunts
- Hong Joo-man Stunts
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