Trailer added for movie “Ransomed” starring Ha Jung-Woo & Ju Ji-Hoon. Movie is directed by Kim Sung-Hoon (“A Hard Day“). The film “Ransomed” takes place in the 1980’s and in Beirut, Lebanon. Ha Jung-Woo plays a Korean diplomat who travels to Beirut to find a colleague who was kidnapped.
“Ransomed” will be released August 2, 2023 in South Korea.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Min-Joon (Ha Jung-Woo) works for the South Korea government as a diplomat. He doesn’t have anything special in his background to make him stand out. He does have a lot determination. Min-Joon wants to be assigned to work in the United States, but it’s hard for him. He volunteers to take on an unofficial operation to save a missing South Korean diplomat under the condition that he will get assigned to the United States afterwards. Min-Joon travels alone to Lebanon, which is in a civil war, for his unofficial operation. There, he meets Pan-Soo (Ju Ji-Hoon), who is a Korean taxi driver. Pan-Soo is good at speaking the Arabic language and knows the streets of Lebanon very well, but he is also a swindler. Can Min-Joon rescue the missing diplomat without any official support?
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