Hunt Movie Details:
| Hangul | 헌트 |
| Revised Romanization | Heonteu |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Action Thriller |
| Release date | May 19, 2022 (Cannes) August 10, 2022 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 2hr 11min |
| Starring | Lee Jung-jae Jung Woo-sung Jeon Hye-jin Heo Sung-tae Go Youn-jung |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-jae |
| Screenplay by | Lee Jung-jae Jo Seung-hee |
| Produced by | Lee Jung-jae Han Jae-duk |
| Cinematography by | Lee Mo-gae |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-Bum |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Production Company | Artist Studio Sanai Pictures |
| Distributor | Megabox JoongAng Plus M |
Hunt Movie Cast & Characters:
- Lee Jung-jae as Park Pyong-ho
- ANSP Foreign Unit Chief who has been working for the agency for 13 years, and is a highly respected agent.
- Jung Woo-sung as Kim Jung-do
- ANSP Domestic Unit Chief who is a former army special forces Lieutenant Colonel.
- Jeon Hye-jin as Bang Joo-kyung
- ANSP Foreign Unit’s ace agent who works alongside Park Pyong-ho.
- Heo Sung-tae as Jang Cheol-seong
- ANSP Domestic Unit agent and a loyal subordinate of Kim Jung-do.
- Go Youn-jung as Jo Yoo-jeong
- A college student who has been under Park Pyong-ho’s protection and guidance.
- Kim Jong-soo as Director Ahn
- Newly appointed ANSP director and a former military officer.
- Jung Man-sik as Agent Yang
- An ambitious agent of Park Pyong-ho’s Foreign Unit.
- Kang Kyung-hun as Kim Jeong-do’s wife
- Park Sung-woong as Tokyo branch agent 1
- Jo Woo-jin as Tokyo branch agent 2
- Kim Nam-gil as Tokyo branch agent 3
- Ju Ji-hoon as Tokyo branch agent 4
- Hwang Jung-min as Lieutenant Lee
- Lee Sung-min as Cho Won-sik
- Yoo Jae-myungas CEO Choi
Storyline:
After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Hunt Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | â‚©20 billion |
| Worldwide Collection | US$34 million |
About Hunt Movie:
Hunt movie is the directorial debut of Lee Jung-jae.
As of September 12, 2022, it is the 3rd highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 with a gross of US$31,932,863 and 4,286,629 admissions.
Film deals with actual historical events happened in 1980s; May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement (1980), defection of North Korean pilot Lee Ung-pyeong (1983), and Aung San terrorist attack (1983).
The film was first known as a movie titled Namsan in which Lee Jung-jae decided to take the lead role in 2017 and had to cancel the production before filming due to various circumstances. Then Lee himself refined its script and prepared for 4 years. In addition to directing, starring and contributing to the screenplay, he also co-produced the film.
Filming began on May 8, 2021 and concluded on November 13, 2021.
The film premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022, at the Lumière Theater, where it received a seven-minute standing ovation. Hunt was released theatrically on August 10, 2022, by Megabox. The film’s distribution rights were pre-sold to 207 territories. It film was invited to the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and was screened at the Gala Presentations section in September 2022.
Magnolia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for a U.S. theatrical release in December of 2022 under the Magnet Releasing banner. The film was scheduled to be available for streaming on Netflix from December 7, 2022, but has not been made available yet other than in South Korea.
