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MONEY
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Earned back only 83% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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Humint
"HUMINT compromised initiate extraction."
2026 2h 0m KO
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7.4TMDB Β· 187
ThrillerActionDrama
Synopsis
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A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative β pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.
βHUMINT compromised initiate extraction.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Zo In-sung
Manager Zo
Park Jeong-min
Park Geon
Park Hae-joon
Hwang Chi-seong
Shin Sae-kyeong
Chae Seon-hwa
Robert Maaser
Aleksei
Eugene Jung
Assistant Manager Lim
Park Myung-shin
North Korean Restaurant Manager
Lee Shin-ki
Geum-tae
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Writers
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Languages
- Korean, English, Russian
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released this year β you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Korean, English, Russian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Yang Hyun-suk. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Bae Youn-tae shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Zo In-sung and Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "HUMINT compromised initiate extraction.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryoo Seung-wan directs. Yang Hyun-suk behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Bae Youn-tae cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, English, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 83% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released this year β you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Korean, English, Russian.
- 4Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Yang Hyun-suk. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Bae Youn-tae shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Zo In-sung and Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "HUMINT compromised initiate extraction.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt32606470 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 20 themes, including "double agent", "double cross", "undercover operation", "south korea".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Yang Hyun-suk
- Original score
- Cho Young-wuk
- Editing
- Bae Youn-tae
- Production design
- Lee Hwo-kyoung
- Costume design
- Kim Kyeong-mi
- Makeup / hair
- Hwang Hyo-kyun
- Stunt coordinator
- Yoo Sang-seob
- Runtime
- 120 min Β· 2h 0m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Box office
- $13,207,600
- Return
- 83% of budget
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Humint (2026)
Also by
Ryoo Seung-wan
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- MovieGuysβ 5/10
Looks can be deceiving. At first inspection, "Humint" appears to be an exciting, action-packed spy thriller. Indeed, in the opening and closing scenes it is, but the lull between action and excitement takes up the majority of this film's length. In short, it's predominantly a rather depressing, uninteresting interpersonal tale that fails to engage with the viewer. In summary, a film that doesn't know whether it's an action flick or an interpersonal drama and ends up being neither. Not reccomended.recommended.
- MovieGuysβ 5/10
Looks can be deceiving. At first inspection, "Humint" appears to be an exciting, action-packed spy thriller. Indeed, in the opening and closing scenes it is, but the lull between action and excitement takes up the majority of this film's length. In short, it's predominantly a rather depressing, uninteresting interpersonal tale that fails to engage with the viewer. In summary, a film that doesn't know whether it's an action flick or an interpersonal drama and ends up being neither. Not reccomended.
Production companies
Who made it
Filmmaker R&K
KR
Key crew
- ProducerKim Hyeon-sik
- Production DesignLee Hwo-kyoung
- ProducerKang Hye-jung
- ProducerRyoo Seung-wan
- ProducerCho Sung-min
- Production Sound MixerJung Gun
- Martial Arts ChoreographerLee Won-haeng
- Lighting DirectorKim Seok-young
- EditorBae Youn-tae
- Stunt CoordinatorYoo Sang-seob
- Special Effects SupervisorLee Hee-kyoung
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Min-woo
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistHwang Hyo-kyun
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistKwak Tae-yong
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistLee Hee-eun
- Supervising Sound EditorKim Chang-sub
- Visual EffectsDaniel Son
- Visual EffectsJeon So-mi
- Digital IntermediateLee Hye-min
- Costume DesignKim Kyeong-mi
- Costume DesignJang Mi-suk
- Makeup & HairMoon Sun-young
- Production AssistantMarta BΕ«mane
- Set DecorationKim Jung-woo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- double agent
- double cross
- undercover operation
- south korea
- north korea
- inter-korean relations
- national intelligence service (nis)
- political conspiracy
- spy vs spy
- deadly alliance
- trust no one
- hidden truths
- silent war
- broken loyalty
- shadow politics
- cold betrayal
- final operation
- intelligence war
- nis agent
- humint
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Digital2026-03-31RΒ· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- HyuminteuKR
- HUMINTKR
- HumintUS
- δΊΊε·₯ζ ζ₯CN
- θ°ζ₯ζηΊΏCN
- HumintIT
- ΩΩΩ ΩΨͺIQ
- Ψ§ΩΨ¬Ψ§Ψ³ΩΨ³ΩΨ©IQ
- HumintMX
