The Point Men
교섭
Gyoseob
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Theatrical release poster
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| Country
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 South Korea
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| Directed by
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Yim Soon-rye
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| Release Date
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2023
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| Language
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Korean
English
Arabic
Pashto
Dari
Urdu
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| Studio
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Watermelon Pictures Co., Ltd.
One Take Film
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| Distributor
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Megabox Plus M (South Korea)
815 Pictures (USA)
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| Main Cast
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| Character
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Actor
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| Jeong Jae-ho
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Hwang Jung-min
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| Park Dae-sik
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Hyun Bin
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| Lee "Qasim" Bong-han
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Kang Ki-young
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| Park Jeon-rak
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Park Hyung-soo
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| Sim Bo-jung
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Ahn Chang-hwan
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| Secretary Cha Min-yong
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Jeon Sung-woo
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| Javeed Nurul Haq
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Fahim Fazli
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The Point Men (Korean title: 교섭, Gyoseob, "Bargaining") is a 2023 South Korean action-thriller film based on the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan. Taking place in 2007, the film follows South Korean diplomat Jung Jae-ho (Hwang Jung-min) and National Intelligence Service agent Park Dae-sik (Hyun Bin) as they travel across Afghanistan to negotiate for the release of 23 South Korean missionaries being held hostage by the Taliban.
The following weapons were used in the film The Point Men (2023):
Pistols
CZ 75 Compact
Amir Abdullah (Bryan Larkin) carries and uses what appears to be a CZ 75 Compact.
CZ 75 Compact - 9x19mm (for reference)
"Amir Abdullah" / "Peter Merchant" (
Bryan Larkin) aiming his pistol at Jeong Jae-ho.
Abdullah holding Jae-ho at gunpoint.
CZ 75 "Pre-B"
Park Dae-sik (Hyun Bin) and Javeed Nurul Haq (Fahim Fazli) both use what appear to be the CZ 75 "Pre-B".
CZ 75 "Pre-B" - 9x19mm Parabellum
Park Dae-sik (
Hyun Bin)'s pistol in his holster.
Dae-sik firing his pistol at Abdullah's pickup truck.
Ditto. The pistol appears to be a cheaply-made prop.
Javeed placing his CZ 75 on a table.
The pistol being picked up.
The pistol being aimed at Jae-ho.
Assault Rifles
AK-47
Multiple AK-47s appear throughout the film, being used by multiple characters.
Type 3 AK-47 with laminated stock - 7.62x39mm
Multiple Taliban members holding AK-47s in the film's prologue.
An Afghan National Police officer holding an AK-47.
Another Afghan police officer with an AK.
Multiple Afghan police officers talking to American soldiers. They can be seen carrying AKs on slings.
Multiple Afghan police officers equipped with AK on guard at the South Korean embassy.
A Taliban member aiming an AK at a Korean hostage.
An Afghan police officer with his AK.
Dae-sik unloads the AK of one of Abdullah's subordinates in a continuity error. The rifle used by the subordinate was an AKM in the previous shot.
The subordinate is knocked down as he holds the emptied AK.
Dae-sik reloads the rifle's magazine.
Dae-sik aiming the rifle at Abdullah and one of his subordinates.
Dae-sik about to lower the rifle.
AK-74
A Taliban member is briefly seen with an AK-74.
A Taliban member aiming an AK-74 at Qasim.
Another angle of the rifle.
AKM
Multiple characters throughout the film are seen using AKMs.
Multiple Pashtun villagers firing various rifles into the air during a celebration. The second villager from the left can be seen firing an AKM.
One of Abdullah's subordinates aiming an AKM at Dae-sik. The rifle changes into an original AK-47 in a continuity error.
Dae-sik attempting to disarm the subordinate.
A Taliban member aiming an AKM.
Colt M16A1 (with M16A2 handguard)
A PMC contractor is seen holding a Colt M16A1 with the handguard of a Colt M16A2.
M16A1 with A2 handguard - 5.56x45mm NATO
The contractor (on the left) holding the M16.
Colt M4A1
Multiple US Army and PMC contractors are seen holding customized Colt M4A1s throughout the film.
Colt M4A1 with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm NATO
Multiple US soldiers carrying M4s in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
Multiple PMC contractors holding M4s.
Multiple US Army soldiers with M4A1s.
The PMC contractors holding their rifles.
More PMC contractors holding M4s.
A US army soldier and a PMC contractor (on the right) holding M4s. The US soldier's rifle has an
M203 grenade launcher attached to its underside.
MPi-KMS-72
Multiple characters are seen holding the MPi-KMS-72 (as identified by its "coat hanger" folding stock) throughout the film.
Javeed Nurul Haq (
Fahim Fazli) holding up a MPi-KMS as he orders the Korean hostages to get out of the bus in the film's prologue.
Javeed holding the rifle as the Taliban drive away with the Koreans.
Multiple Pashtun villagers firing various rifles into the air during a celebration. The leftmost one can be seen firing a MPi-KMS.
One of Abdullah's subordinates holding an MPi-KMS.
The subordinate aiming the rifle at Jae-ho.
The subordinate firing the rifle at Jae-ho and Dae-sik's truck.
A Taliban member holding an MPi-KMS as he brings Jae-ho to the negotiation room.
Another Taliban member holding an MPi-KMS.
Machine Guns
Browning M2
A Browning M2 mounted to a Humvee is briefly seen in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
A Humvee with an Browning M2 mounted on it in the film's prologue.
FN M249 Paratrooper
A US Army soldier is seen carrying an FN M249 Paratrooper in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
M249 Paratrooper with Picatinny rail and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm
A US soldier carrying an M249 Paratrooper in the film's opening.
M60 machine gun
An M60 machine gun can be seen mounted to a US Army Humvee throughout the film.
The M60 mounted on the top of the Humvee.
The Humvee driving away. The M60 is seen being manned by a gunner.
PKM
Multiple pickup trucks throughout the film are seen with PKM machine guns mounted to them.
PKM with classic flash hider - 7.62x54mm R
The Taliban escort the hostages to their trucks in the film's prologue. PKMs can be seen mounted to the trucks.
One of the hostages helping another one onto the truck. A close-up of the PKM is seen.
Multiple Afghan National Police trucks with PKMs mounted on their backs.
A Taliban member manning a PKM attached to the back of another pickup truck.
Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun
The Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun is briefly seen throughout the film.
Goryunov SGM Machine Gun - 7.62x54mm R.
A Goryunov machine gun mounted to the back of a T-62 main battle tank in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
Javeed Nurul Haq (
Fahim Fazli) firing a Goryunov in an intel video.
Another angle of the machine gun being fired.
Launchers
RPG-7
The Taliban are seen with the RPG-7 throughout the film.
A Taliban member (the leftmost one) holding an RPG-7 in a hostage video.
An RPG-7 in the negotiation room.
A Taliban member (likely the same one in the hostage video) holding an RPG.
Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4
A US Army soldier is seen carrying what appears to be a Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4 in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
The soldier (the leftmost one) with the AT4 on their back.
Explosives
Suicide bomber vests
Multiple suicide bomber vests are seen throughout the film.
A suicide bomber (Amer Azzam) walks out on to the street after his driver causes a traffic jam.
"ALLAHU AKBAR!" The bomber says his final words before detonating the vest.
A Taliban member shows a bomb vest and a detonator to the Korean hostages.
Cannons
M777 howitzer
What appears to be an M777 howitzer being fired in some archive footage in the film's prologue.
Vehicles
F-16 Fighting Falcon
What appear to be multiple American F-16 Flying Falcons flying over Afghan airspace.
The F-16s carrying out a bombing run.
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