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Time to Hunt
A neon-bruised dystopian heist thriller that curdles into a relentless chase, where friendship and desperation run through a darkened Seoul like a fuse burning toward an unseen predator.
Time to Hunt
Time to Hunt

사냥의 시간

"We became its prey."

22 February 2020 South Korea 135 min 7.1 (357)

Director: Yoon Sung-hyun

Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Woo-shik, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-soo

Drama Action Thriller Economic despair and precarity Friendship and loyalty Predation and inescapable systems Illusory escape Guilt and trauma
Budget: $9,070,000

Time to Hunt — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Jun-seok

Lee Je-hoon

Archetype: Tragic hero Key Trait: Driven dreamer burdened by guilt

Motivation

To escape poverty and reach a better life, with his friends, in Taiwan.

Character Arc

He leaves prison with a plan for a new life, drags his friends into one last job, then is forced to face the consequences of that decision.

Jang-ho

Ahn Jae-hong

Archetype: Loyal friend Key Trait: Warm, joking loyalty

Motivation

Loyalty to Jun-seok, and the lack of any other future.

Character Arc

He joins the heist and follows Jun-seok into increasing danger.

Ki-hoon

Choi Woo-shik

Archetype: Reluctant ally Key Trait: Cautious conscience

Motivation

To protect his friends and escape his dead-end situation.

Character Arc

He is wary of another heist, having sworn off them, but is pulled back in by friendship.

Han

Park Hae-soo

Archetype: Relentless antagonist Key Trait: Silent, omnipresent menace

Motivation

To recover what the heist exposed and eliminate those responsible.

Character Arc

He is a nearly unstoppable hunter who gradually closes in on the group.

Sang-soo

Park Jung-min

Archetype: Insider Key Trait: Uneasy insider

Motivation

To get out of his own dead-end job through the score.

Character Arc

An employee of the gambling den who is recruited into the heist and stays on to avoid suspicion.

Cast

Lee Je-hoon as Jun-seok
Ahn Jae-hong as Jang-ho
Choi Woo-shik as Ki-hoon
Park Jeong-min as Sang-soo
Park Hae-soo as Han
Lee Hang-na as Ki-hoon's Mother
Seung Eui-yeol as Ki-hoon's Father
Song Yo-sep as Security Chief
Bae Je-gi as Tae-geun
Cho Seong-ha as Bong-sik / Bong-soo
Kim Won-hae as Bin-dae
Yoo Jeong-ho as Gun Store Employee
Kim San as Club Man
Kim Seon-hwa as Mother
Choi Hee-do as Security guard 2

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