The Point Men (2023) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 18, 2023

Original Title:
교섭

Alternate Titles:
24小時救參行動
Bargaining
Gyoseob
Negotiation
The Point Man
رجال الطليعة

Genres:
Action

Production Companies:
One Take Film
Plus M Entertainment
Watermelon Pictures

Production Countries:
South Korea

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  FR: 12  HK: IIB  KR: 12  SG: NC16 

Runtime: 108

Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.

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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Assistant Director:
Kim Hae-il

Costume Design:
Cho Hee-ran

Digital Intermediate:
Park Jin-young

Director:
Yim Soon-rye

Director of Photography:
Lee Seung-hun

Editor:
Kim Sun-min

Executive Producer:
Nam Jeong-il
Shin Bum-soo
Hong Jeong-in

Lighting Director:
Cho Gyu-young

Makeup & Hair:
Cho Tae-hee

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Kim Tae-kang

Original Music Composer:
Jeong Hyun-soo

Producer:
Moon Young-hwa

Production Design:
Kim Byung-han

Production Sound Mixer:
Yun Seong-gi

Props:
Jeon Jae-wook

Set Decoration:
Kim Jung-gon

Sound Supervisor:
Kim Suk-won

Special Effects Supervisor:
Jung Sang-sung

VFX Supervisor:
Park Si-hwan
Kim Byeong-rae

Writer:
Ahn Young-soo

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