The Point Men
5.9
46 Votes
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  • 2023-01-18
  • 1 h 48 mins
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A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea’s most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government’s cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he’s forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

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2023-01-04T21:35:56.000Z
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Cast
Hwang Jung-min
Jung Jae-ho
Hyun Bin
Park Dae-shik
Kang Ki-young
Lee Bong-han
Kang Mal-geum
Kim Eun-hee
Nam Myung-ryeol
President
Lee Ji-ae
News Anchor
Choi Jeong-in
Hong Mi-sook
Shin Mun-sung
Missionary
Fahim Fazli
Taliban Leader
Bryan Larkin
Abdullah
Iyad Hajjaj
Afghan Representative
Jung Yun-ha
Civil servant
Kwon Hyuk
Official
Jeon So-hyun
Pharmacy customer
Details Of Movie
Music
Photos Lee Seung-hun
Revenue 13325763
Location South Korea
Producer Moon Young-hwa
Director Yim Soon-rye
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Ritesh Mohapatra May 09 2023 10:18:48 PM

An engaging and well made hostage drama which outlines the horrors of Taliban. The Point Men is an extremely well made , realistic tale of one of the biggest hostage crisis of South Korea. The Koreans have a great art of taking up real life incidents and converting them into hard-hitting , no nonsense dramas with arresting storytelling to support it. This film does exactly the same. Just like the earlier released Escape from Mogadishu, this one also follows the similar theme of urgency. The screenplay for me was quite enticing and realistic and never felt forced. The humour is exceptionally integrated by Kang ki-young and felt really natural. The only con I would say is I expected some good action set pieces , but that again would have decreased the plausibility of the premise. Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung-min are exceptional actors from what I understand from their filmography but I saw them for the first time and man these guys are fantastic. The performances are authentic and natural which makes this even more rewarding. Overall, its a thrilling drama which speaks about a real hostage crisis with exceptional performances. Don't watch this if you are expecting great action , you would be dissapointed, but if you appreciate honest and true storytelling then this one is really compelling. Instagram @streamgenx