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Hunt

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After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president...

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Critics Consensus

Although it frequently forsakes action in favor of a needlessly knotty narrative, Hunt has enough thrills to satisfy more forgiving espionage fans.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 12/06/2022
All of these things were huge [historical] events during that period, if you know all of this stuff, this movie is way better. Go to Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/02/2022
“Hunt” works fine as a slam-bang action movie; but at heart it’s more of a cautionary tale. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 12/02/2022
2/4
Hunt has some excellent bang-bang escapism, but it's ultimately too shallow to recommend. Go to Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11
Hunt is a jaw-dropping, relentlessly-paced thriller, full of gripping tension, thought-provoking political intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat action set pieces. Go to Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek 09/25/2023
3/5
Director and star Lee Jung-jae mixes action with espionage but serves neither as well as it could, but this film opens an opportunity to learn more about the two Koreas in modern history. Go to Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez InSession Film 07/25/2023
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There are some sparks to Lee Jung-jae’s directorial talents, Hunt is bombastically muddled and doesn’t know if it wants the audience to take it seriously or indulge in its explosive subplot-covered demeanor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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tatere 12/05/2022 A good demonstration of the uselessness of torture. No good guys, only bad guys with some valid points and also guns. Well done. See more Steve D @RT45279372 07/12/2023 Excellent movie. Far better than most of the movies now showing. See more 05/22/2023 Just wow!! Amazing movie See more Jeremy S @Greenranger117 03/31/2023 Lee is the king of filming!!! See more Daniel M @MazzaQuePasa 03/14/2023 The movie was filmed incredibly well with some awesome action and directing, but it was a bit hard to follow the story and understand what was going on. See more Abdullah Yahya A @RT05773068 03/10/2023 This espionage period thriller has some exciting elements, and I admire the production values and attention to details of the period. It also delivers some riveting action set-pieces, and the two lead performances by Lee Jung-jae as Park and Jung Woo-sung as Kim are outstanding. That said, the film lack tension, and has way too many twists and turns to be comprehensible. The events also requires an inexplicable negligence and incompetence from the security services in order for the plot to unfold, and not because in real life these lapses are possible. These problems with the plot machinations took away from my engagement with the film. It's still not a bad film, just not as good as I wanted it to be. See more Read all reviews
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Lee Jung-jae

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Lee Jung-jae

Park Pyong-ho

Jung Woo-sung

Kim Jung-do

Jeon Hye-jin

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Heo Sung-tae

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Go Youn-jung

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Synopsis After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president...
Director
Lee Jung-jae
Producer
Han Jae-duk, Lee Jung-jae
Screenwriter
Lee Jung-jae
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Sanai Pictures, Artist Studio
Genre
Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.0K
Runtime
2h 11m