PREVIEW: Hunt (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Lee Jung-jae (The Housemaid), Jung Woo-sung (Reign of Assassins), Jeon Hye-jin (The Throne), Heo Sung-tae (The Age of Shadows), Go Yoon-jung (film debut), Kim Jong-soo (A Violent Prosecutor), Jung Man-sik (Escape from Mogadishu), Kang Kyung-heon (Twilight Gangsters)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lee Jung-jae (film debut), director, producer; Jo Seung-Hee (film debut), writer; Lee Mo-gae (A Tale of Two Sisters), cinematographer; Kim Sang-beom (Oldboy), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1980s Korea, KCIA agents Park Pyong-ho (Jung-jae) and Kim Jung-do (Woo-sung) are tasked with identifying a North Korean spy who has embedded himself deep into their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that threatens national security, Pyong-ho and Jung-do dig deep to find the truth, which may include an unthinkable assassination plot…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Lee Jung-jae, known internationally for his award-winning turn in Squid Game, makes his directorial debut with this tense spy thriller, in which he also stars.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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