Hunt

The Korean espionage action film is set in the 1980s when the military dictatorship reached its peak. Directed by Squid Game lead actor Lee Jung-jae in his feature directorial debut, the plot follows KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do as they are tasked with unearthing the identity of a North Korean spy who is covertly a part of their agency. When the spy, also known as Donglim, begins leaking top-secret intel which could potentially threaten national security, both units are assigned the task of investigating each other. Starring Lee Jung-Jae as Park Pyong-ho and Jung Woo-sung as Kim Jung-do, the rest of the cast include Heo Sung-Tae, Go Yoon-Jung, Kim Jong-soo, Jung Man-sik and Hye-jin Jeon, among others. The film was invited to the non-competitive Midnight Screening section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.