The Point Men

Release Date: 2023-01-18

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.8 / 10

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

as Jung Jae-ho

Hyun Bin

as Park Dae-shik

Kang Ki-young

as Lee Bong-han

Lee Seung-cheol

as Choi

Jeong Jae-seong

as Kim

Crew

Moon Young-hwa - Producer
Nam Jeong-il - Executive Producer
Ahn Young-soo - Writer
Shin Bum-soo - Executive Producer
Yun Seong-gi - Production Sound Mixer

Reviews

Ritesh Mohapatra:

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 Kore...