Kim Sung-hoon, the man responsible for terrific thrillers like “A Hard Day”, “Tunnel” and both seasons of Netflix's first original Korean series “Kingdom” is back with his new movie “Unofficial Operation” (previously titled “Ransomed”).
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.
The film stars Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon, who of course return to work together after the super successful “Along with the Gods” duology. In fact, both actors have also starred for Kim Sung-hoon, Ha Jung-woo in his feature “Tunnel” and Ju Ji-hoon was one of the headlining stars on “Kingdom”. “Unofficial Operation” is confirmed for an August 2nd, 2023 release in Korea while a wider international release can also be anticipated to follow shortly.
