Project Wolf Hunting

Project Wolf Hunting is a South Korean survival thriller directed by Jo Sung Hee, released in 2022. The film takes place on a cargo ship, where a group of heavily armed and heavily guarded prisoners are being transported to the mainland for trial. These are not ordinary convicts – they are the worst of the worst, a collection of psychopaths and hardened criminals who have no qualms about killing or harming others. Among them are men with histories of brutal crimes, from murder to gruesome violent attacks. As the ship sets sail across the vast ocean, the convicts are fiercely monitored by a team of heavily armed guards, who keep them under close watch to prevent any escape attempts. The film's opening scene sets the tone for the rest of the movie – it's a high-octane sequence that depicts the guards readying for a possible attack. But the convicts have other plans. Led by Lee Doo-Sik (played by Park Hae-Min), a cunning and resourceful prisoner who has been secretly organizing a massive escape attempt, the convicts begin to plan their assault. Over the course of several weeks, Lee and his cohorts smuggle in equipment, including lock-picks, wire cutters, and even a hidden camera that helps them survey the guards' movements. Finally, the day arrives when the convicts make their move. With a precise coordination, the convicts launch a simultaneous attack on the guards from several corners of the ship. The initial chaos catches the guards off guard, and many of them are quickly overwhelmed. The rest of the guards retreat to a secure location, a panic room that contains vital control systems for the ship. The convicts, their plan having gone off without a hitch, are now free to do as they please on board the ship. But chaos quickly gives way to anarchy. As fights break out and the convicts begin to clash with one another, it becomes clear that this group is more fractured and unpredictable than initially thought. The newly-freed inmates quickly take control of the upper decks, while Lee Doo-Sik and his closest allies seek to take charge of the lower decks. However, things are only just beginning to get worse. As the convicts continue their assault on each other, some begin to hunt their fellow prisoners with reckless abandon. Food, water, and sanitary conditions begin to deteriorate, causing a sense of desperation to spread among the inmates. Add to this the increasing number of brutal and bizarre murders that begin taking place throughout the ship, and it becomes clear that the situation on board is spiraling out of control. Meanwhile, a smaller group of ruthless assassins were also introduced later in the film. These individuals turn out to be "contract" killer for hire also hiding on the cargo ship. Lee Doo Sik knows that with all these fights intensifying it is in his best interest to figure out what hidden presence in cargo that was not known even to the violent crewmates of Project Wolf Hunting. If he could manage to figure this out, it is clear that only a very select few of these most hardened bad will survive. With increasing tension and an ever-present atmosphere of dread, the prisoners are forced to fight for survival against each other, as well as against the forces that seek to bring order to the chaos on the ship. At the heart of it all lies Lee Doo-Sik, who must navigate this treacherous landscape to claim his victory and escape from the horrors of the cargo ship. Project Wolf Hunting unfolds into a true survival thriller that careens through a chaotic and bloody downward spiral. What results is a film that defies predictability, constantly veering from shocking violence to stunning acts of self-preservation. This blend of tension and horror not only leaves viewers gripping their seats for dear life, but pushes them through a demanding test as they attempt to comprehend the sinister logic of Project Wolf Hunting.