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The Point Men

The Point Men

Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.

20235.81h 48m

Overview

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

Directed by Yim Soon-rye
Written by Ahn Young-soo
Produced by Moon Young-hwa
Box Office0Revenue: $13.3M

Top Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Jung Jae-ho

Hyun Bin

Hyun Bin

Park Dae-shik

Kang Ki-young

Kang Ki-young

Lee Bong-han

Lee Seung-cheol

Lee Seung-cheol

Choi

Jeong Jae-seong

Jeong Jae-seong

Kim

Park Hyoung-soo

Park Hyoung-soo

Park

Ahn Chang-hwan

Ahn Chang-hwan

Shim

Jeon Seong-woo

Jeon Seong-woo

Cha

Park Won-sang

Park Won-sang

MC

Kang Mal-geum

Kang Mal-geum

Kim Eun-hee

Themes & Keywords

diplomatkidnappingafghanistanbased on true storytalibanhostage negotiatornegotiation2000snational intelligence service (nis)

About The Point Men

The Point Men is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of diplomat, kidnapping, afghanistan, based on true story, taliban, hostage negotiator. Directed by Yim Soon-rye, it stars Hwang Jung-min, Hyun Bin, Kang Ki-young. A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

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