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Ransomed

Ransomed

Two men. Bag of money. No support.

20236.62h 12m

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.

Directed by Kim Seong-hun
Written by Kim Jung-youn, Kim Seong-hun, Yeo Mi-jeong
Produced by Ryu Jeong-hun, Jun Piel-do, Karim Debbagh
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Top Cast

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Lee Min-jun

Ju Ji-hoon

Ju Ji-hoon

Kim Pan-su

Lim Hyung-kook

Lim Hyung-kook

Oh Jae-seok

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Director

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Minister Choi

Park Hyuk-kwon

Park Hyuk-kwon

Manager Park

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

Vice-minister Lee

Jang So-yeon

Jang So-yeon

Jae-seok's Wife

Choi Jung-woo

Choi Jung-woo

Chief secretary

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Carter

Themes & Keywords

diplomattaxi driverrescue mission1980slebanon

About Ransomed

Ransomed is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of diplomat, taxi driver, rescue mission, 1980s, lebanon. Directed by Kim Seong-hun, it stars Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lim Hyung-kook. 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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