Mission: Cross
2024 South Korean crime comedy film
Mission: Cross (Korean: 크로스) is a 2024 South Korean spy action comedy film directed and written by Lee Myeong-hun, and starring Hwang Jung-min, Yum Jung-ah, and Jeon Hye-jin. It follows the adventures of a former agent turned househusband, Park Kang-moo, who becomes entangled in a dangerous mission alongside his detective wife Kang Mi-seon, who remains unaware of his past. The film was released on Netflix on 9 August 2024.
Plot
Police detective Mi-seon goes on regular drug busts with her police squad. Her househusband, Kang-moo, meets up with an ex-colleague of his, Hee-joo, about a missing colleague, Jung-san. A couple of police detectives witness their meeting, and mention to their boss that Kang-moo is having an affair. Mi-seon overhears them speak, and later also sees some photos of Kang-moo with Hee-joo.
In a flashback in Russia 6 years ago, it is revealed that South Korean defense personnel, including Kang-moo, attempt to prevent a ship from sailing because they think it's working with North Korea, but are shocked to discover that it is actually working with South Korea. Kang-moo is captured and tortured for a passcode, which he gives away to save his colleague, and is asked to leave the force.
In the present day, Mi-seon follows her husband sees him with Hee-joo in a hotel room.
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