Lee Jung-jae’s Hunt gets a trailer

Many of you will recognize Lee Jung-jae from the excellent Squid Game series. He is making his directorial debut with Hunt in which he also stars.

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, South Korean KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung) are both tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top-secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. Tension and animosity mount between the two chiefs, as they both know if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves. Pyung-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth but, in the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president… An operation that tests the faith of two men caught between suspicion and vigilance.

The film also stars Heo Sung-tae, Jeon Hye-jin, and Jeong Man-sik. Hunt will premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.