Ransomed

Directed by Kim Seong-hun (김성훈)

Written by • Kim Jung-yeon-I (김정연) • Yeo Mi-jung (여미정)

132min | Release date in South Korea: 2023/08/02

Also known as "Unofficial Operation" and "Kidnap" (피랍, pi-rab)
Synopsis
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-joon receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-joon is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money. However, Min-joon gets into trouble as soon as he sets foot in Beirut. As luck would have it, Min-joon manages to flee from the airport with help from a local taxi driver Pan-soo who he stumbles across. Despite the distrust toward Pan-soo of his obvious mischievousness, the two unlikely allies must navigate the demolished, war-raging streets of Beirut to bring the long-awaited hostage back home.