Ransomed

2023 [KOREAN]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 72% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1790 1.8K

diplomat taxi driver rescue mission 1980s lebanon

Plot summary

In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.

Director

Seong-hun Kim Photo
Seong-hun Kim

Top cast

Nisrine Adam Photo
Nisrine Adam as Layla
Burn Gorman Photo
Burn Gorman as Richard Carter
Jung-woo Ha Photo
Jung-woo Ha as Min-joon
Marcin Dorocinski Photo
Marcin Dorocinski as Hays
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.19 GB
1280*536
Korean 2.0
NR
Subtitles cn  
24 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 1
2.44 GB
1920*804
Korean 5.1
NR
Subtitles cn  
24 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by alain-kapel5 8 / 10

Fun action thriller

Korean political action thriller in the same vein as Mogadishu and The Point Men.Ha Jung-woo stars in the really entertaining film by up-and-coming director Kim Seong-hun (who already proved his worth with A Hard Day, and continues to do so here). Possibly a better offering than the other two films mentioned before, in a sense that it melds geopolitical concerns with plenty of action and humor without ever hitting a false note, bar an occasional scene.I find it hard to believe there would be a genre fan out there who wouldn't at least enjoy parts of what Ransomed offers. It's so, so fun, intense, creative in its action scenes that its two-hour runtime zips by.Very much recommended to genre fans, and/or if you simply like commercial entertainment done right.
Reviewed by emw-08192 8 / 10

Fastest 2 hours ever.

Indeed the action is very entertaining--oh those tight streets but it's the imaginative creative problem solving and personal interactions which put this a step ahead of other such films. The frosting on the cake though is the show of loyalty and care of the civil servants who stand in solidarity in the hallway as they offer their salaries to pay the ransom while the so called "leaders' are willing to treat every life as expendable--except their own of course. One wonders how anyone manages to live in countries destroyed by war and overrun by gangs. Have to ask where all the guns and ammo come from as there seems to be an endless supply. The answer to that are not very pleasant.
Reviewed by gadaimi 6 / 10

Lebanese Viewer Decries Lack of Authenticity in 'Ransomed': Film's Moroccan Setting Sparks Disconnect with Historical Reality

In my review of the movie "Ransomed" from a Lebanese perspective, I found it disheartening that despite the story being set in Lebanon during the 1980s civil war, the film was shot in Morocco. The landscape, including scenes like the airplane landing, lacked authenticity, making it challenging for me, as a Lebanese viewer, to connect with the narrative. The discrepancy extended to actors, houses, and language pronunciation, diverting from the genuine Lebanese experience.While I empathize with the historical event of the Korean diplomat's kidnapping in Lebanon, it was unfortunate to witness a portrayal that deviated from our reality. As a Lebanese, I believe it's crucial to honor history accurately, even when showcasing it through cinematic lenses.
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