"Ransomed" starring 'Ha Jung-woo' and 'Ju Ji-hoon', will open Aug. 2, according to the film distributor 'Showbox'.

"Ransomed" es un thriller de acción con suspenso y humor.

Starring 'Ha Jung-woo' and 'Ju Ji-hoon', the movie follows a young Korean diplomat tasked with delivering a ransom to rescue an abducted colleague in Lebanon and a local taxi driver who happens to be entangled in the mission.

It is based on the kidnapping of a Korean diplomat in Beirut, Lebanon in 1986.

The film revolves around 'Min-joon' (Ha Jung-woo), a diplomat who departs for war torn Lebanon to search for a missing colleague.

If successful, he will be given his dream post in the US. In Lebanon, 'Min-joon' (Ha Jung-woo) meets a Korean taxi driver, 'Pan-soo' (Ju Ji-hoon), who is fluent in Arabic and looks like a swindler.