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Ransomed

Ransomed

6,7 /10 (54 Votes)
2023 KO 132 min

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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Release date

02/08/2023

Votes

54

Popularity

1.5

Two men. Bag of money. No support.

Status

Released

Original title

비공식작전

Language

KO

Runtime

132 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-08-24

⭐ 7

When a Korean diplomat is kidnapped in war-torn Lebanon, his government is conflicted about paying his ransom demand. It falls to "Min-joon" (Ha Jung-woo) to travel there and execute quite a complex plan to extricate their citizen and stay one step ahead of the warlords and the authorities who all want a share of his rather valuable luggage! Luckily, his airport-escaping antics find him in the back of the taxi driven by "Pan-soo" (Ju Ji-hoon). Now this fellow just happens to be a Korean ex-pat, he's also a slightly dubious character who can think on his feet, and who has had dealings with thei…

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