Precious behind-the-scenes footage of Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, and others looking back at the harsh desert location of ``Extreme Boundary Line: 18 Days to Rescue'', Korea's first LUDA film, has been released!

Hwang Jung Min and HyunBin, two of South Korea's leading actors, co-star for the first time, and the story follows a diplomat who heads to Afghanistan to rescue Koreans held hostage by the Taliban, and a local agent.
``Extreme Borderline: 18 Days to Rescue,'' which debuted at number one in South Korea and depicts a desperate negotiation strategy, will finally be released at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya from October 20th (Friday).
Released nationwide elsewhere! 23 Koreans were abducted by the Taliban! They will release Taliban prisoners currently in prison in exchange for hostages.
If this is not met, they will issue a statement that all the hostages will be executed. The grace period given was 24 hours. Jung Jae-ho (Hwang Jeong-mi), a diplomat from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, struggles alone to rescue
With the time limit approaching to kill the hostages, and the government protecting the country over the people, will they be able to save the lives of the hostages?
mosquito-! ? This was the first time for a Korean film to be filmed on a large scale in Yoludaan, which lasted about two months. ``The conditions were four to five times more difficult than filming in Korea using the native language,'' said Lim.
Making-of footage including valuable interviews with the cast, director, and staff including Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, and Kang Ki Young, who overcame the difficult filming that director Sulle says, has been released.
It became! ``It's a story about people who braved extreme situations. That's what really appealed to me,'' says Hwang Jung Min. ``It all depended on whether I could portray the negotiations to rescue the hostages with a sense of tension.''
Director Im Seul-rae is particular about this, and in order to create the scenes in Afghanistan, which account for over 80% of the scenes in the movie, we chose Yoluda, which has the most similar atmosphere, as a location.
This was the first Korean film to be filmed on a large scale. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was extremely difficult to obtain entry permission, and the temperature at the filming location exceeded 40 degrees. ``The hardest part was being in the desert.
It's the heat. Also, the conditions were four to five times more difficult than filming in Korea in our native language.'' (Director Im Seul-rae), reflecting on the difficulty of even moving in the desert, and how the staff was forced to translate during the sandstorm.
Also the appearance of being played with. Still, ``There is a solid reason for filming in Yoludaan for this movie.'' (Hwang Jung Min) ``It was a magnificent and wonderful filming location that cannot be expressed with CG.'' (Kang Jung Min)
The Hollywood-class location is a must-see, with cast members praising it, saying, ``The exotic scenery is one of the highlights that the audience can enjoy'' (Hyun Bin).
Also, in the rare filming footage, there is a scene where Hwang Jung Min gets caught up in a local terrorist attack and his whole body gets blown away! His face was blackened by the explosion.
It was a real struggle to film, with scenes in which he was staring intently at the monitor with his eyes closed, and scenes in which he struggled to speak English as a diplomat, but HyunBin, who was watching the scene, said,
I was very impressed by the way Young-min carefully crafted each scene." HyunBin himself said, ``In the past, Dae-sik was killed by a hostage right in front of him.''
I have had the experience of being attacked and being unable to do anything at that time is traumatic. That's why I feel this negotiation strategy more urgently than anyone else," he said, fully grasping his role and putting his body into action.
A passionate performance including action! Furthermore, Kang Ki Young, who played the Pashto interpreter Qasim, surprised the director by saying, ``I memorized all the lines in Pashto,'' and he invited an Afghan actor from Hollywood.
At the filming location, which has a rich international flavor, we can see how Hwang Jung Min and Hyun Bin take the initiative to liven up the filming, and director Im Seul-rae also said, ``It was an effort to create a work together.''
I had a lot of energy and it really helped me.'' Don't miss out on seeing this work, created by the entire cast and staff, on theater screens!
“Extreme Borderline: 18 Days to Rescue” Director: Im Seul-rae
Starring: Hwang Jung Min “Crying Voice/Gokseong”, Hyun Bin “Crash Landing on You
”, Kang Ki Young “Lawyer Woo Young-woo is a genius” Original title: Negotiation / English title: The Point Men / 109 minutes / Korean / Color / Cinemasco / 5.1CH digital / Subtitle translation: Fundamentals
Megumi PG12 Distribution: Gaga ⓒ 2023 PLUS M ENTERTAINMENT, WATERMELON PICTURES ALL RIGHTS
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