Ransomed

Name: Ransomed
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2023-08-02
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lim Hyung-kook, Kim Eung-soo, Kim Jong-soo

2023·Movie·132 min·★ 6.7(56)

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“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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About Ransomed

Ransomed is a 2023 Korean-language action, thriller and drama film directed by Kim Seong-hun. The cast is led by Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Lim Hyung-kook. It has a runtime of 2h 12m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Ransomed was produced by Wind Up Film and Why Not Film and made in South Korea. It was released on August 2, 2023.

Director: Kim Seong-hun
Writers: Kim Jung-youn, Yeo Mi-jeong
Release date: August 2, 2023
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Production: Wind Up Film, Why Not Film

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Ransomed cast & crew

Ransomed was directed by Kim Seong-hun and written by Kim Jung-youn and Yeo Mi-jeong.

The cast features Ha Jung-woo as Lee Min-jun, Ju Ji-hoon as Kim Pan-su, Lim Hyung-kook as Oh Jae-seok, Kim Eung-soo as Director, Kim Jong-soo as Minister Choi, and Park Hyuk-kwon as Manager Park.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mowg, cinematography is by Kim Tae-sung, and it was produced by Ryu Jeong-hun and Jun Piel-do.

Is Ransomed worth watching?

Ransomed holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 56 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 12m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, thriller, and drama, Ransomed is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Ransomed

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