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Humint

Humint

Thriller · Action · Drama · 2026

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

Movie details

Humint

“HUMINT compromised initiate extraction.”

2026 Thriller · Action · Drama 2h 0m

Critical arithmetic

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7.5 / 10

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A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Humint?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ryoo Seung-wan

Written by

Ryoo Seung-wan

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Manager Zo

Park Jeong-min

Park Jeong-min

Park Geon

Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon

Hwang Chi-seong

Shin Sae-kyeong

Shin Sae-kyeong

Chae Seon-hwa

Robert Maaser

Robert Maaser

Aleksei

Jung Yoo-jin

Jung Yoo-jin

Assistant Manager Lim

Park Myung-shin

Park Myung-shin

North Korean Restaurant Manager

Court is in session

Put Humint on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.