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''Confidential Assignment 2: International'' () is a 2022 South Korean
action comedy film The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the Americ ...
directed by
Lee Seok-hoon Lee Seok-hoon (born January 6, 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee began his directorial debut with the high school comedy '' See You After School'' (2006), followed by romantic comedy '' Two Faces of My Girlfriend'' (2 ...
and written by Lim Seong-soon. It serves as the sequel to the 2017 film '' Confidential Assignment''. The film stars
Hyun Bin Kim Tae-pyung (; born September 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (), is a South Korean actor. Throughout his television and film career, he has been nominated for several awards, including five at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and ...
,
Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...
,
Im Yoon-ah Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), also known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in ...
,
Daniel Henney Daniel Philip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such a ...
and
Jin Seon-kyu Jin Seon-kyu (; born September 13, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as '' The Outlaws'' (2017) and ''Extreme Job'' (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awar ...
. The music was composed by Hwang Sang-jun, while cinematography and editing were handled by Hong Jae-sik and Nam Na-young. ''Confidential Assignment 2: International'' was released on September 7, 2022.


Plot

In NYC, Jang Myong-jun, a leader of a
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
n terrorist organization, is captured and about to be transferred to
Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
, but the
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officials are attacked by North Korean gangsters and Myong-jun escapes. Myong-jun sneaks into
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using a fake passport and also takes 1 billion with the help of his partner Kim Chul-soo, an ex-agent and scientist. Learning this, the North Korean government sends Im Cheol-ryong to Seoul again to catch Myong-jun and retrieve the money. Cheol-ryeong reunites with Kang Jin-tae and they begin the investigation, but the duo are interrupted by Jack, an FBI agent, who wishes to bring the North Korean criminals back to the
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on charges of killing FBI officials. They agree to work together and the operation is expanded to a trilateral collaboration of the Koreans and Americans. At the hotel, Cheol-ryeong confesses that Myong-jun is his senior and an ex-North Korean agent. Jack tells that he received a mail from Adolf Bohrmann to catch Myong-jun 2 months ago and he suspected that Bohrmann's boss Michael Joe, a crime boss, is helping Myong-jun in
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, and Joe had betrayed Myong-jun to steal the money. The next morning, the trio decides to track Sergey, who is responsible for providing fake passport and illegal cell phones to Myong-jun and they follow his girlfriend Natasha, a Russian model. At night, Natasha goes out shopping and Jin-tae sneaks into her house to implant a bug, but is attacked by Sergey. However, Jin-tae manages to defeat Sergey and brings him to the interrogation room, where they track the cell phone's location to Joe's club. The trio, along with Jin-tae's sister-in-law Park Min-young, infiltrate the club. Myong-jun meets Joe at the penthouse and demands him to return the money. When Joe refuses, Myong-jun kills him and Chul-soo as the latter is in cahoots with the FBI. Cheol-ryeong heads to the penthouse and manages to arrest Myong-jun. Later at the North Korean delegation's residence, Cheol-ryeong finds that Bohrmann is actually a German scientist responsible for killing Jews in a gas leak accident. Cheol-ryeong informs it to Jack, who later learns that his boss is also in cahoots with Myong-jun. An assassin tries to kill Jack, but he manages to subdue him and learns that Jin-tae's family is being held by Myong-jun. Jin-tae is forced to take Myong-jun's henchman into the residence to spread a virus on the residence radio tower. Myong-jun frees himself and kills his ex-superior Kim Jeong-teak, who is actually Bohrmann. is revealed to have hired Myeong-jun to steal the money. Jeong-teak is also responsible for the death of Myong-jun's family. Jack reaches Jin-tae's house and kills the attackers, thus saving the family. Cheol-ryeong and Jin-tae arrive and the two manage to defuse the virus bomb and kill Myong-jun. In the aftermath, the money is delivered to
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, while Cheol-ryeong proposes to Min-young before returning to North Korea.


Cast

*
Hyun Bin Kim Tae-pyung (; born September 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (), is a South Korean actor. Throughout his television and film career, he has been nominated for several awards, including five at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and ...
as Im Cheol-ryung, a detective from North Korea's special investigation team *
Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...
as Kang Jin-tae, a detective from South Korea and father of Kang Yeon-ah *
Im Yoon-ah Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), also known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in ...
as Park Min-young, sister-in-law of Kang Jin-tae *
Daniel Henney Daniel Philip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such a ...
as Jack, an FBI agent *
Jin Seon-kyu Jin Seon-kyu (; born September 13, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as '' The Outlaws'' (2017) and ''Extreme Job'' (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awar ...
as Jang Myung-jun, the leader of a North Korean criminal organization *
Jang Young-nam Jang Young-nam (; born November 25, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as an acclaimed actress in theater, then transitioned to supporting roles on television and film, notably in works by director Jang Jin. A member of Jang J ...
as Park So-yeon, wife of Kang Jin-tae * Park Min-ha as Kang Yeon-ah, daughter of Kang Jin-tae *
Park Hyung-soo Park Hyung-soo (born December 3, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Arthdal Chronicles'', ''The Devil Judge'', Ballerina (2023 film), Ballerina, ''Crash Landing on You'' and ''Happiness (South Korean TV ...
as NIS agent * Lee Min-ji as NIS agent * Park Hoon as Park Sang-wi, a member of a global organized crime syndicate. * Lee Je-yeon as Oh Jong-goo, a cyber detective *
Jeon Bae-soo Jeon Bae-soo (; born June 2, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2016 TV series ''The K2'', 2019 romantic comedy '' When the Camellia Blooms'', 2020 his ...
as Kim Jung-taek *
Kim Won-hae Kim Won-hae (; born April 6, 1969) is a South Korean actor. Since his debut in musical in 1991, Kim Won-hae worked on stage in plays and musicals before joining the non-verbal performance Nanta as an original member in 1997. He is best known a ...
as Sergey * Lim Seong-jae as Kim Sang-sa * Lee Seung-hoon as Oh Deok, a cyber detective * John D. Michaels as FBI director


Production


Casting

On August 24, 2020,
Hyun Bin Kim Tae-pyung (; born September 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (), is a South Korean actor. Throughout his television and film career, he has been nominated for several awards, including five at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and ...
and
Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...
was reported to be in discussion to reprise their role as Im Cheol-ryung and Kang Jin-tae, respectively. On August 26, 2020,
Daniel Henney Daniel Philip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such a ...
was reported to be in discussion to join the cast. On August 28, 2020,
Im Yoon-ah Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), also known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in ...
was reported to be in discussion to reprise her role as Park Min-young. On January 22, 2021,
Hyun Bin Kim Tae-pyung (; born September 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Hyun Bin (), is a South Korean actor. Throughout his television and film career, he has been nominated for several awards, including five at the Baeksang Arts Awards, and ...
,
Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Hae-jin (; born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the ...
, and
Im Yoon-ah Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), also known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in ...
was confirmed to reprise their role. In addition,
Daniel Henney Daniel Philip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). He has gone on to star in films such a ...
and
Jin Seon-kyu Jin Seon-kyu (; born September 13, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as '' The Outlaws'' (2017) and ''Extreme Job'' (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awar ...
joined the cast. On February 13, 2021, the script reading took place. On February 16, 2021, Park Min-ha was confirmed to reprise her role as Kang Yeon-ah, making it her first acting project in 5 years after its prequel. On February 19, 2021, Park Hyung-soo joined the cast. On February 26, 2021, Lee Min-ji joined the cast.


Filming

Filming began on February 18, 2021, and .


Reception


Box office

The film was released on 2167 screens on September 7, 2022, in South Korea. The film surpassed 1 million admissions in 3 days of release and 2 million admissions in 5 days of release, achieving the milestone at twice the speed of its predecessor. On September 12, six days after its release, it became the fourth South Korean film in 2022 to cross 3 million admissions. On September 22, 16 days after its release, it became the third South Korean film in 2022 to cross 5 million admissions. On October 2, 26 days after its release, it surpassed 6 million admissions. , it is the third highest-grossing Korean film of 2022, with a gross of US$56,282,820, and 6,982,840 admissions.


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{Lee Seok-hoon 2022 films 2020s Korean-language films South Korean action comedy films South Korean police films South Korean sequel films Films about the Federal Bureau of Investigation Films about North Korea–South Korea relations Films set in New York City Films set in Pyongyang Films set in Seoul Films set in 2022 CJ Entertainment films Films directed by Lee Seok-hoon