Humint 2026

Overview

Humint is a 2026 espionage action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. The production features a cast including Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Shin Sae-Kyeong. The narrative follows a South Korean agent who travels to Russia to pursue a drug ring. During this mission, the protagonist encounters a North Korean operative, leading to a direct confrontation between the two individuals. This conflict pulls both agents into a situation involving peril and tangled secrets. The title of the film refers to human intelligence, a category of intelligence gathering defined by NATO as information derived from human sources. This professional field involves collecting data through methods such as interviews, interrogations, and conversations. While government agencies utilize these techniques to provide actionable intelligence for national security missions, the film focuses on the fictional clash between secret agents from North and South Korea. The project depicts the complexities of their interaction within the context of their respective intelligence operations.