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Ransomed
Ransomed

Ransomed

Two men. Bag of money. No support.

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ActionThrillerDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

02 August 2023

Country

South Korea

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

Marcin Dorociński

Marcin Dorociński

Hayes

Fehd Benchemsi

Fehd Benchemsi

Karim

Anas El Baz

Anas El Baz

Naji

Nisrine Adam

Nisrine Adam

Leila

Han Soo-hyun

Han Soo-hyun

Kim Sung-ho

Chun Sin-hwan

Chun Sin-hwan

Kim Chi-yong

Seo Young-sam

Seo Young-sam

Guard

Lee Sang-won

Lee Sang-won

Middle East Department Staff

Yang Ji-soo

Yang Ji-soo

Middle East Department Staff

Han Sung-soo

Han Sung-soo

Middle East Department Staff

Ahn Seong-bong

Ahn Seong-bong

Driver

Kwon Eun-seong

Kwon Eun-seong

Oh Jae-seok's son

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