By Kwak Yeon-soo
Just four months after giving birth to her first child, actress Lee Jung-hyun will return to the big screen as a police detective in the crime thriller "Limit" (working title).
Directed by Lee Seung-jun, the action thriller film revolves around So-eun (played by Lee), a police detective who goes undercover to help two parents locate their abducted child. She then finds herself in a tense psychological battle with the kidnapper.
The actress, who welcomed the birth of her daughter in April, recently portrayed a supporting character in "Decision to Leave," as the wife of male protagonist Hae-jun (played by Park Hae-il).
Director Lee, who is well-known for "The Spy: Undercover Operation" (2013), said he found inspiration in true child abduction cases. "I just found it so troubling that many abducted children were unable to return to their parents. I hope So-eun's desperate pursuit of the kidnapped child is conveyed to the audience," he said.
The film is based on a script by the late Hisashi Nozawa, the Japanese screenwriter and mystery novelist, who is known for penning "Violent Cop" (1989), a film directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Also a singer, Lee is known for critically acclaimed films like "A Petal" (1996) and "Alice in Earnestland" (2015) as well as commercial films such as "The Battleship Island" and "Peninsula" (2021).
"Limit" will hit local theaters on Aug. 17.
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| Actress Lee Jung-hyun / Courtesy of Pine Tree Entertainment |
Directed by Lee Seung-jun, the action thriller film revolves around So-eun (played by Lee), a police detective who goes undercover to help two parents locate their abducted child. She then finds herself in a tense psychological battle with the kidnapper.
The actress, who welcomed the birth of her daughter in April, recently portrayed a supporting character in "Decision to Leave," as the wife of male protagonist Hae-jun (played by Park Hae-il).
Director Lee, who is well-known for "The Spy: Undercover Operation" (2013), said he found inspiration in true child abduction cases. "I just found it so troubling that many abducted children were unable to return to their parents. I hope So-eun's desperate pursuit of the kidnapped child is conveyed to the audience," he said.
The film is based on a script by the late Hisashi Nozawa, the Japanese screenwriter and mystery novelist, who is known for penning "Violent Cop" (1989), a film directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Also a singer, Lee is known for critically acclaimed films like "A Petal" (1996) and "Alice in Earnestland" (2015) as well as commercial films such as "The Battleship Island" and "Peninsula" (2021).
"Limit" will hit local theaters on Aug. 17.
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