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Ransomed

132 minutes 2023 6.6

In 1986 a highstanding South Korean diplomat is kidnapped by a militant group. Two years later the kidnappers contact the South Korean Foreign Ministry demanding a ransom of five million dollars. The year is 1988, and pending the upcoming Olympics in Seoul, South Korea wants their diplomat back. 

The Foreign Ministry agree to the terms, but a question arises. How do you deliver five million dollars in cash to  a militia group in the middle of a civil war? Lee Min-jun, a young and ambitious diplomat, takes on the mission. But rumours spread fast in Beirut, and soon everyone - from the chief of the army to local warlords- know that a Korean is heading home with a large sum of money. And everyone wants it, even those who seem to be his friends. The movie is based on real events. 

The film is not playable outside of Norway
Original title: Bi-gong-sik-jak-jeon
Category: Feature Film
Genre: Drama, thriller
Actors: Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lim Hyung-kook, Kim Eung-soo, Kim Jong-soo, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoo Seung-mok, Jang So-yeon, Choi Jung-woo, Burn Gorman
Director: Kim Seong-hun
Script: Kim Jung-youn, Yeo Mi-jeong
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean