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MASTER SCORE 71.1 / 100
2023·Action / Comedy / Drama·2h 12m

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.

Above the Line
Kim Seong-hun·DirectorKim Jung-youn·WriterYeo Mi-jeong·WriterKim Tae-sung·Director of PhotographyMowg·Original Music ComposerKim Chang-ju·Editor
Cast
Ha Jung-woo·Lee Min-junJu Ji-hoon·Kim Pan-suLim Hyung-kook·Oh Jae-seokKim Eung-soo·DirectorKim Jong-soo·Minister ChoiPark Hyuk-kwon·Manager ParkYoo Seung-mok·Vice-minister LeeJang So-yeon·Jae-seok's WifeChoi Jung-woo·Chief secretaryBurn Gorman·Carter
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Kim Seong-hun·Director
Writing· 3
Kim Jung-youn·WriterYeo Mi-jeong·WriterKim Seong-hun·Adaptation
Camera· 2
Kim Tae-sung·Director of PhotographyKim Gwan-seob·Grip
Editing· 2
Kim Chang-ju·EditorPark Jin-young·Digital Intermediate
Sound & Music· 2
Mowg·Original Music ComposerKim Suk-won·Sound Supervisor
Art & Design· 7
Chae Kyung-hwa·Costume DesignLee Hwo-kyoung·Production DesignKim Yeong-bok·PropsMobsitte Saad·Supervising Art DirectorMohamed Houssni·Set DecorationJeong In-cheol·Set DecorationChoi Hye-lim·Makeup & Hair
Production· 8
Ryu Jeong-hun·ProducerJun Piel-do·ProducerYeo Mi-jeong·Executive ProducerKarim Debbagh·ProducerSeong Chang-yeon·ProducerChoung Yi-jun·ProducerHan Eun-young·Executive ProducerYoon Se-yeon·Line Producer
Other Departments· 5
Jeon Min-kyoo·VFX SupervisorPark Gab-jin·StuntsKim Gyeong-seok·Lighting DirectorRyu Geon-hui·Visual EffectsNoh Nam-seok·Martial Arts Choreographer
By the Numbers
71.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
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