Ransomed (2023)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 4.757 |
Directed By
Kim Seong-hun
Crew
Ryu Jeong-hun
Jun Piel-do
Kim Jung-youn
Chae Kyung-hwa
Yeo Mi-jeong
Kim Seong-hun
Kim Yeong-bok
Kim Gwan-seob
Yoon Se-yeon
Mobsitte Saad
Karim Debbagh
Mohamed Houssni
Jeong In-cheol
Jeon Min-gyu
Park Gab-jin
Mowg
Kim Tae-sung
Kim Chang-ju
On Se-woong
Kim Sang-woon
Ryu Yeong-jae
Kim Gyeong-seok
Noh Nam-seok
Park Jin-young
Choi Hye-lim
Kim Suk-won
Ryu Geon-hui
Jung Do-ahn
Lee Hwo-kyoung
Kim Seong-hun
Seong Chang-yeon
Yeo Mi-jeong
Cheong Jai-hoon
Kim Dong-guk
Cho Won-jin
Jeong Yi-jun
Gwon Hui-cheol
TOP CAST
Ha Jung-woo
Lee Min-jun
Ju Ji-hoon
Kim Pan-su
Lim Hyung-kook
Oh Jae-seok
Kim Eung-soo
Director
Kim Jong-soo
Minister Choi
Park Hyeok-kwon
Manager Park
Yoo Seung-mok
Vice-minister Lee
Jang So-yeon
Jae-seok's Wife
Choi Jung-woo
Chief secretary
Burn Gorman
Carter
Marcin Dorociński
Hayes
Fehd Benchemsi
Karim
Anas El Baz
Naji
Nisrine Adam
Leila
Han Soo-hyun
Kim Sung-ho
Chun Sin-hwan
Kim Chi-yong
Seo Young-sam
Guard
Lee Sang-won
Middle East Department Staff
Yang Ji-soo
Middle East Department Staff
Han Sung-soo
Middle East Department Staff
Ahn Seong-bong
Driver
Kwon Eun-seong
Oh Jae-seok's son
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