The film "Humint" (director Ryu Seung-wan, distributed/provided by NEW, produced by Oyunaegang) surpassed 1 million viewers today thanks to enthusiastic word of mouth.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system as of Feb. 17 at 1:07 p.m., the film "Humint" exceeded 1 million viewers. The film "Humint" has drawn rave reviews such as "action you have to feel in theaters," "the immersion of gun action and car chasing is overwhelming," "the characters' emotional lines keep the tension to the end," and "a densely packed film perfect for the Lunar New Year holiday," proving high satisfaction among actual viewers.
In particular, film critic Lee Dong-jin also said on Btv's [Lee Dong-jin's Paiakia] that "Humint" "packs colorful and distinct action scenes into a classical tone." The analysis that it simultaneously evokes genre pleasure and the atmosphere of traditional action further proves the film's completeness.
Along with this, a rebound on CGV's Golden Egg index and soaring audience ratings have continued, confirming audience satisfaction in concrete figures. With satisfying gun action, hand-to-hand combat and car chasing that dominate the screen, the narrative—completed by the tightly interlocked choices and emotions of characters with different goals—stimulates audience empathy. The scale and immersion that can only be fully experienced in theaters have translated into enthusiastic word of mouth, capturing theaters during the Lunar New Year holiday. The "Humint" team will continue to communicate with audiences with special events on the second weekend after release and into the third week as a token of gratitude.
Fueled by enthusiastic praise and word of mouth, the film "Humint," which tells the story of people with different objectives clashing in Vladivostok where secrets and truths are submerged in a cold sea of ice, is being widely screened in theaters.
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