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Jan 17, 2023 · The Point Men follows diplomat Jung Jae-ho (Hwang Jung-min) and National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent Park Dae-sik (Hyun Bin) as they fight and put themselves in jeopardy to release Korean captives in the Middle East. Photo courtesy of Watermelon Pictures Co.; HanCinema. Impressively, some actors are adept at changing into action heroes.
- The Incident
- Demands Made
- The Negotiation
- Release
- Response of The Korean Public
On July 19, 2007, 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage by the Taliban while traveling through the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan. The group, comprising sixteen women and seven men, was on a mission sponsored by the Saemmul Presbyterian Church. They were traveling from Kandahar to Kabul when their bus driver allowed two local ...
On July 20, the Taliban demanded that South Korea withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan within 24 hours. Since South Korea was already scheduled to withdraw its troops from the country by the end of 2007, they made an additional demand that then-Afghan president Hamid Karzairelease all Taliban inmates. But later, it was reduced to releasing 23...
The Taliban extended several deadlines for the release of the remaining hostages but then began threatening to kill them. On August 1, South Korean representatives in Washington DC met with Afghanistan Kidnap/Ransom experts from SCG International Risk. With their assistance, South Korea began negotiating with the Taliban to resolve the situation. I...
Finally, on August 28, the release of the remaining 19 hostages was secured, with Indonesia’s participation as a neutral country. They were set free on August 29 and 30. After the release, a Taliban spokesperson told the media that the South Korean government had paid them $20 million USD as ransom to spare the lives of its citizens. South Korea re...
On 21 July, South Korean president Roh Moo Hyun informed the public of the kidnappings through a nationally televised speech. Since then, there were multiple public gatherings held in the country to pray for the safety of the hostages. The Muslim community in South Korea also condemned the incident and stated that the actions of the Taliban go agai...
The Point Men. (2023 film) The Point Men ( Korean : 교섭; Hanja : 交涉; RR : Gyoseob; lit. Bargaining) is a 2023 South Korean action thriller film directed by Yim Soon-rye and starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin. [2] [3] The film is based on the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan and the subsequent rescue mission.
Jan 27, 2023 · In another stellar example of the adage ‘art imitates life,’ popular actor Hyun-bin’s latest hit The Point Men, takes a leaf out of history books.A theatrical representation of the rescue efforts that underlined the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan, the movie has been hailed for its depiction of what went on behind the scenes.
Dec 14, 2022 · Hyun Bin's Major Transformation For His Upcoming Action Film 'The Point Men' Following the success of his movie "Confidential Assignment 2: International" which premiered last September and attracted more than two million moviegoers in the first week of release, Hyun Bin is making an immediate comeback.
Jan 31, 2023 · 2/5 stars. Korean superstars Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung-min join forces to take on the Taliban in The Point Men, a dramatic retelling of a 2007 hostage crisis in Afghanistan.. Shot on location in the ...
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Dec 20, 2022 · Hyun Bin revealed this during the press conference of his upcoming film The Point Men in South Korea today, Dec. 20. During the event, the 40-year-old star talked about his role in the movie and gave a short glimpse at what it is like being a new dad.
