Korean Intelligence Drama movie 'Humint'

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A new interesting movie was updated on Netflix, so I clicked on it right away. It’s called “Hyumint,” and it refers to information activities involving people. 


1. The Plot 

While investigating international crimes in Southeast Asia, a section chief of the National Intelligence Service is led to Vladivostok by the information she left behind, through the sacrifice of his informant. Meanwhile, Park Geon, dispatched from North Korea to investigate a border-area disappearance case unfolding in Vladivostok, meets his former lover Chae Sun-hwa there, only to find that she had already become an informant for a section chief of the National Intelligence Service. Park Geon discovers that Hwang Chi-seong, the North Korean consul in Vladivostok, is behind the disappearance, and that Hwang already knows everything and is selling Chae Seon-hwa to the Russian gang, marking the beginning of the desperate struggle between Section Chief Jo and Park Geon to save her. 


2. The Cast and Director 

In this film, the hottest male actor right now, Park Jung-min, plays Park Geon of North Korea, Jo In-sung plays Section Chief Jo of the National Intelligence Service, actor Park Hae-joon plays the North Korean consul, and actress Shin Se-kyung gave a passionate performance as Chae Sun-hwa. And the direction was handled by director Ryu Seung-wan, who directed the films Berlin and Veteran. It was a film that certainly drew people’s attention through the meeting of actors Jo In-sung and Park Jung-min with director Ryu Seung-wan. 


3. What to watch for 

The word “Humint” might be unfamiliar, but through the film, I felt it properly demonstrated the role Humint plays. Also, while many other films involve South and North Korea carrying out operations together, Humint has its own unique elements, so I thought it would be good to pay attention to that part. And although it is not a film based on a true story, I thought it might be worthwhile to watch it with interest in the disappearance and abduction cases of North Korean women. Also, since there are parts where the worldviews of director Ryoo Seung-wan’s previous work, Berlin, are connected, it would be good to check that aspect as well. 


4. Personal Review

After watching this film once, there were parts of the plot that I didn’t fully understand, so I watched it again, and it seemed that the strengths and weaknesses became even more clearly apparent after watching it once more.  The movie flows from beginning to end without becoming boring. However, in the part where they save Chae Seonhwa at the end, I briefly felt it was somewhat forced and a little childish. 

All the actors’ performances were excellent, and I thought the acting of Mr. Park Hae-joon and the actors who played the North Korean consulate staff was especially outstanding. And since the content was somewhat shocking to me, I remember doing some web searching afterward to look into the film’s plot more closely.  If you’re looking to watch a spy film in a new style rather than an ordinary Korean movie, I think it would be nice to watch The HUMINT.


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