Ransomed
“Two men. Bag of money. No support.”
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-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.
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Cast
26 people
Ha Jung-woo
Lee Min-jun
Known for
The Handmaiden
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Ju Ji-hoon
Kim Pan-su
Known for
Kingdom
Light Shop
Im Hyung-kook
Oh Jae-seok
Known for
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Hellbound
Kim Eung-soo
Director
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Because This Is My First Life
Kim Jong-soo
Minister Choi
Known for
Kingdom
Teach You a Lesson
Park Hyuk-kwon
Manager Park
Known for
Extracurricular
Light Shop
Yoo Seung-mok
Vice-minister Lee
Known for
Kingdom
Moving
Jang So-yeon
Jae-seok's Wife
Known for
Crash Landing on You
Touch Your Heart
Choi Jung-woo
Chief secretary
Known for
Doctor Stranger
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Burn Gorman
Carter
Known for
Halo
And Then There Were None
Marcin Dorociński
Hayes
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Mayday
Fehd Benchemsi
Karim
Known for
One Man and his Cow
Homeland
Kim Seong-hun Director · Yeo Mi-jeong Writer Kim Jung-youn Writer
First release August 2, 2023 · Produced in South Korea, Lebanon · Languages Arabic, English, French, Korean
Production
Wind Up Film
Production
Why Not Film
Production
South Korea · Lebanon
Produced in
Languages
Original title
비공식작전
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Korean
Release dates
South Korea · August 2, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 10, 2023 · Theatrical
March 5, 2025 · Physical
France
July 3, 2025 · TV · à 21h0 sur Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Hong Kong SAR China
September 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
April 25, 2024 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Japan
September 6, 2024 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 5, 2023 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
Spain
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Taiwan
September 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical
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