The Point Men

Jan 18, 2023

1h 48m

★ 5.8

Only 24 hours left to accomplish the mission impossible.

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.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Plus M Entertainment

Watermelon Pictures

One Take Film

The Point Men Trailers

Cast

Jung Jae-ho

Hwang Jung-min

Park Dae-shik

Hyun Bin

Lee Bong-han

Kang Ki-young

Choi

Lee Seung-cheol

Kim

Jeong Jae-seong

Park

Park Hyeong-su

Shim

Ahn Chang-hwan

Cha

Jeon Seong-woo

Park Won-sang

Kim Eun-hee

Kang Mal-geum

President

Nam Myung-ryeol

News Anchor

Lee Ji-ae

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