Hunt (2022 film)

Hunt
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
헌트
Revised RomanizationHeonteu
Directed byLee Jung-jae
Screenplay by
  • Lee Jung-jae
  • Jo Seung-hee
Produced by
  • Lee Jung-jae
  • Han Jae-duk
Starring
CinematographyLee Mo-gae
Edited byKim Sang-bum[1]
Music byJo Yeong-wook[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byMegabox JoongAng Plus M
Release dates
  • May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) (Cannes)
  • August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) (South Korea)
Running time
131 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩20 billion[2]
Box officeUS$34 million[3]

Hunt (Korean: 헌트; RR: Heonteu) is a 2022 South Korean espionage action thriller film directed by Lee Jung-jae in his feature directorial debut, starring Lee and Jung Woo-sung.[4] It was invited to the non-competitive Midnight Screening section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] It was released theatrically on August 10, 2022, in South Korea.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Hunt". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "[Y초점] 제작비만 1170억… 이순신부터 외계인까지, 韓 대작이 몰려온다". YTN (in Korean). July 16, 2022. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "HUNT International Press Kit" (PDF). Cannes Film Festival. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Jo Ji-young (April 14, 2022). "[단독] 이정재 첫 연출작 '헌트'로 칸영화제 진출..'깐부' 정우성과 칸 레드카펫 밟는다" [[Exclusive] Lee Jung-jae's first directing 'Hunt' advances to Cannes Film Festival]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Frater, Patrick (April 14, 2022). "'Squid Game' Star Lee Jung-jae's Directorial Debut 'Hunt' to Play in Cannes Midnight Screening Section". Variety (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Yoo Soo-kyung (June 21, 2022). "이정재 연출 데뷔작 '헌트', 8월 10일 개봉 확정" [Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut, 'The Hunt', to be released on August 10]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.