Set in 1987, the film revolves around diplomat Lee Min-jun and local taxi driver Kim Pan-su who went to Lebanon to rescue a missing colleague. At the time, the Chun Doo-hwan government was covering it up to avoid bad press for the upcoming 1987 South Korean presidential election and the bid for 1988 Summer Olympics. The ransom asked by the terrorists was 2.5 million U.S. dollars. The public will not know the full details until declassification in 2047.

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Ransomed (2023)

2h 12m · 8/2/2023

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Set in 1987, the film revolves around diplomat Lee Min-jun and local taxi driver Kim Pan-su who went to Lebanon to rescue a missing colleague. At the time, the Chun Doo-hwan government was covering it up to avoid bad press for the upcoming 1987 South Korean presidential election and the bid for 1988 Summer Olympics. The ransom asked by the terrorists was 2.5 million U.S. dollars. The public will not know the full details until declassification in 2047.

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Cast
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Burn Gorman

Richard Carter
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Ju Ji-Hoon

Pan-soo
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Marcin Dorocinski

Hays
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Ha Jung-woo

Min-joon
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Nada El Belkasmi

Refugee camp volunteer
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Anas El Baz

Naji
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Daniel C Kennedy

Badass Gang Member (rooftop)
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Park Hyuk-kwon

(as Hyuk-kwon Park)
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Nisrine Adam

Layla
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Derek Chouinard

Pedestrian / Airport Passenger
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Fehd Benchemsi

Karim
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Kim Eung-Soo

(as Eung-soo Kim)
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Hicham Belaoudi

Gangster 2
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Foster Burden

Lebanese Airport Security Guard 8
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Lee Sang-won

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East staff (as Sang-won Lee)
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Said el Hamdi

Security guard
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Hamza Benhaida

Maher right hand-man
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Han Jee-ho

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East staff
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Khalil Oubaaqa

Gangster 1
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Faycal Zeglat

Al Inash soldier
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Yang Ji-soo

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East staff (as Ji-soo Yang)
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Nasser El Guennouni

US soldier
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Taha Benaim

Cargo gate staff
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Aissameddine Mohrim

Beirut Gunman 3
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Walid Sam

Ministry of justice officer
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Abderrahmane Oubihem

Captured Gangster
Crew
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Kim Seong-hun

Director
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Yeo Jung-mi

Writer
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Kim Jung-yeon

Writer
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