Hijack 1971

Hijack 1971

2024 · 100 min · KO · 6.7 (149 votes)
Dir. Kim Sung-han · Starring Ha Jung-woo, Yeo Jin-goo, Sung Dong-il, Chae Soo-bin, Moon You-kang, Kim Sun-young · Music Kim Tae-seong

One passenger with a different destination.

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In the year 1971, former Korean Air Force fighter pilot Tae-In (Ha Jung-Woo) works as a pilot for a commercial airline. He faces a crisis inside a hijacked flight with the passengers, including Yong-Dae (Yeo Jin-Goo), and his crew members, including Captain Kyu-Sik (Sung Dong-Il) and Flight Attendant Ok-Soon (Chae Soo-Bin).

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This film feels like a white-knuckle, high-stakes thriller. The 70s setting grounds the intense action, making the desperate fight for survival on a hijacked plane feel viscerally real and incredibly urgent. It's a raw, gripping experience.

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