When Dong-geun leads a group of armed men to mine newfound gold in a remote mountain area, the group comes into conflict with an old woman, who claims that her sons owns the land and the gold. The woman is killed during the argument; her granddaughter Kim Yang-soon and local hunter Moon Ki-sung subsequently get caught up in the conflict, with Dong-geun commanding the gold seekers to flush out the witnesses and Moon using his hunting skills to protect his neighbors. Moon, the only survivor of a mining accident that left him traumatized and isolated, often remembers the dying wish from a fellow miner to protect Yang-soon, the miner's daughter. The remainder of the story focuses on the deadly cat-and-mouse game between Moon and the gang.[3][4][5]
Cast
Cho Jin-woong as Park Dong-geun and Myeong (twin brothers)
Filming began September 13, 2015 and finished December 15, 2015.[6] The film was released on June 29, 2016 and opened at number 1 at the South Korean box office on its first day, attracting more than 640,000 viewers nationwide; it dropped to number 2 at the box office on its second day.[7][8] The film grossed $4,422,347 at the South Korea box office[9] and received mixed reviews, with the actors' performances generally receiving praise.[10][11] Han Cinema’s William Schwartz criticized The Hunt as being “excessively complicated” due to the character relationships and the use of flashbacks.[12] South Korea’s NewsTomato praised the actors’ performances and the film’s sustained suspense, and criticized flaws in the story.[13]
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