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Hunt

Two rivals, a hidden truth.

20226.82h 11m

Overview

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

Directed by Lee Jung-jae
Written by Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-hee, Baek Gyeong-yun
Produced by Lee Jung-jae, Han Jae-duk, Cho Jae-sang
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $26K

Top Cast

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Park Pyong-ho

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Kim Jung-do

Jeon Hye-jin

Jeon Hye-jin

Bang Ju-kyung

Heo Sung-tae

Heo Sung-tae

Jang Chul-sung

Go Youn-jung

Go Youn-jung

Cho Yoo-jung

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Director Ahn

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Yang Bo-sung

Lim Hyung-kook

Lim Hyung-kook

Transposer

Jung Kyung-soon

Jung Kyung-soon

Chun Bo-san

Jeong Jae-seong

Jeong Jae-seong

Pyo Dong-ho

Themes & Keywords

assassinespionagespyintelligencesecret agent1980skorea presidentsouth koreainter-korean relationsnational intelligence service (nis)chun doo-hwan

About Hunt

Hunt is a action, mystery, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of assassin, espionage, spy, intelligence, secret agent, 1980s. Directed by Lee Jung-jae, it stars Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin. After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

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