The Point Men

The Point Men is a 2023 South Korean action thriller film directed by Yim Soon-rye and starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin. The film is based on the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan and the subsequent rescue mission. It was released on January 18, 2023, in South Korea and screened in Dolby Atmos. Synopsis A story about a diplomat and a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who struggle and risk their lives on foreign soil to save Korean hostages that have been abducted in Afghanistan. The film is based on true events of 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage in Afghanistan. Hyun Bin playing a NIS agent conducts a rescue operation and negotiations with the help of diplomat played by Hwang Jung-min. Cast Hwang Jung-min as Jung Jae-ho, diplomat Hyun Bin as Park Dae-sik, NIS agent Kang Ki-young as Qasim / Lee Bong-han Jung Jae-sung as Vice Minister Kim Kwon Hyuk as Secretary Bryan Larkin as Abdula Jeon Sung-woo as Secretary Cha Fahim Fazli Taliban leader Lee Seung-chul as Minister Choi Iyad Hajjaj as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Ahn Chang-hwan as Sim Bo-jung Park Hyung-soo