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ActionThrillerDrama

The Point Men

- Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

Release Date : 2023-01-18

Language :Korean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Plus M EntertainmentWatermelon PicturesOne Take Film

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles : The Point ManBargaining

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Character Name : Jung Jae-ho

Original Name : 황정민

Gender : Male

Hyun Bin

Character Name : Park Dae-shik

Original Name : 현빈

Gender : Male

Kang Ki-young

Character Name : Lee Bong-han

Original Name : 강기영

Gender : Male

Lee Seung-cheol

Character Name : Choi

Original Name : Lee Seung-cheol

Gender : Male

Jeong Jae-seong

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : 정재성

Gender : Male

Park Hyeong-su

Character Name : Park

Original Name : 박형수

Gender : Male

Ahn Chang-hwan

Character Name : Shim

Original Name : 안창환

Gender : Male

Jeon Seong-woo

Character Name : Cha

Original Name : 전성우

Gender : Male

Park Won-sang

Character Name : MC

Original Name : 박원상

Gender : Male

Kang Mal-geum

Character Name : Kim Eun-hee

Original Name : 강말금

Gender : Female

Nam Myung-ryeol

Character Name : President

Original Name : 남명렬

Gender : Male

Lee Ji-ae

Character Name : News Anchor

Original Name : Lee Ji-ae

Gender : Female

Seo Sang-won

Character Name : Cho

Original Name : 서상원

Gender : Male

Choi Jeong-in

Character Name : Hong Mi-sook

Original Name : Choi Jeong-in

Gender : Female

Shin Mun-sung

Character Name : Missionary

Original Name : Shin Mun-sung

Gender : Male

Fahim Fazli

Character Name : Taliban Leader

Original Name : Fahim Fazli

Gender : Male

Bryan Larkin

Character Name : Abdullah

Original Name : Bryan Larkin

Gender : Male

Iyad Hajjaj

Character Name : Afghan Representative

Original Name : Iyad Hajjaj

Gender : Male

Habis Hussein

Character Name :

Original Name : Habis Hussein

Gender : Male

Jung Yun-ha

Character Name : Civil servant

Original Name : 정윤하

Gender : Female

Kwon Hyuk

Character Name : Official

Original Name : 권혁

Gender : Male

Jeon So-hyun

Character Name : Pharmacy customer

Original Name : 전소현

Gender : Female

Oh Chang-kyung

Character Name : TV Show panel

Original Name : 오창경

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Ritesh Mohapatra

@mynameritesh

2023-05-09

An engaging and well made hostage drama which outlines the horrors of Taliban. The Point Men is an extremely well made , realistic tale of one of the biggest hostage crisis of South Korea. The Koreans have a great art of taking up real life incidents and converting them into hard-hitting , no nonsense dramas with arresting storytelling to support it. This film does exactly the same. Just like the earlier released Escape from Mogadishu, this one also follows the similar theme of urgency. The screenplay for me was quite enticing and realistic and never felt forced. The humour is exceptionally integrated by Kang ki-young and felt really natural. The only con I would say is I expected some good action set pieces , but that again would have decreased the plausibility of the premise. Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung-min are exceptional actors from what I understand from their filmography but I saw them for the first time and man these guys are fantastic. The performances are authentic and natural which makes this even more rewarding. Overall, its a thrilling drama which speaks about a real hostage crisis with exceptional performances. Don't watch this if you are expecting great action , you would be dissapointed, but if you appreciate honest and true storytelling then this one is really compelling. Instagram @streamgenx