Time to Hunt (film)

Time to Hunt
Official release poster
Hangul
사냥의 시간
Revised RomanizationSanyangui Sigan
Directed byYoon Sung-hyun
Written byYoon Sung-hyun
Produced byHandae Rhee
Starring
CinematographyLim Won-geun
Edited by
  • Yoon Sung-hyun
  • Wang Sung-ik
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) (Berlinale)
  • April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23) (Netflix)
Running time
134 minutes
LanguageKorean

Time to Hunt (Korean: 사냥의 시간; RR: Sanyangui Sigan) is a 2020 South Korean dystopian action thriller film[1][2] written and directed by Yoon Sung-hyun. It was released worldwide on April 23, 2020 by Netflix.[3][4][5] Set in a dystopian South Korea, the film follows a group of friends who plot a heist and find themselves hunted down by a mysterious assassin after accomplishing the mission.

The film premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 22, 2020, making it the first South Korean film to be screened in the Berlinale Special section.[6][7]

  1. ^ "'Time to Hunt' to be released worldwide Thursday on Netflix". The Jakarta Post. 20 April 2020. A dystopian action-thriller from director Yoon Sung-hyun, "Time to Hunt" is one of the most anticipated Korean films of the year.
  2. ^ "[Herald Interview] Director challenges himself with action thriller 'Time to Hunt'". Korea Herald. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020. "Time to Hunt" is an action thriller about four young men trying to survive in the South Korea of the near future, a society that is completely destroyed after a catastrophic financial crisis.
  3. ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (March 23, 2020). "'Time to Hunt' skips theaters and goes straight to Netflix". The Korea Times. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Joan (March 23, 2020). "Thriller 'Time To Hunt' Will Air Online". Forbes. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Choi, Ji-won (March 23, 2020). "Netflix to exclusively release 'Time to Hunt'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Choi, Ji-won (January 22, 2020). "'Time to Hunt' starring SAG-winner Choi Woo-sik to screen at Berlin fest". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Choi, Ji-won (February 25, 2020). "Hong Sang-soo's latest film gets premiere at Berlinale". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2020.