A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
Direction
Na Hong-jin's chase sequences are genuinely nauseating in the best way.
Acting
Ha Jung-woo's physical deterioration is almost Method-level suffering.
Practical Effects
That bus fight used zero CGI and probably zero stunt doubles' sanity.
Director
Na Hong-jin
Ha Jung-woo
Kim Gu-nam
Kim Yun-seok
Myeon Jeong-hak
Cho Seong-ha
Kim Tae-won
Lee Cheol-min
Choi Seong-nam
Kwak Do-won
Professor Kim Seung-hyun
Im Ye-won
Professor's Wife
Lee El
Joo-young
Jeong Man-sik
Detective 1
Jeong Min-sung
Detective 2
Seung Eui-yeol
Ulsan Broker 2
Seong Byeong-suk
Gu-nam's Mother
Yum Dong-hun
Bald Head
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film centers on Joseonjok—ethnic Koreans in China—rendered stateless and exploited by both nations. Na Hong-jin cast actual Joseonjok extras for authenticity.
The infamous 7-minute knife chase through Busan was shot in a single take across real traffic; Ha Jung-woo performed his own stunts and needed stitches twice.
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