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Hard Hit (2021)

Hard Hit poster
Original title
발신제한
Directed by
Kim Chang-ju
Genre
action film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
14
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 223 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An ordinary family gets a terrifying phone call that thrusts them into a life-threatening situation. As the caller makes demands, the family must race against time to survive and protect each other.

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What happens

Hard Hit (Korean: 발신제한; RR: Balsinjehan; lit. 'Restricted Call') is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kim Chang-ju and starring Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in, and Ji Chang-wook. The film depicts the unpredictable circumstances the members of an ordinary family have to deal with after a mysterious phone call puts them in a horrific situation. It is a remake of Retribution, a 2015 Spanish action thriller film directed by Dani de la Torre. The film was theatrically released on June 23, 2021. It grossed $6.7 million domestically, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Korean film of 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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