It depicts details of a perilous escape attempt made by North and South Korean embassy workers stranded during the conflict. It is revealed that North Korean intelligence officer Tae Jun-ki orchestrated the robbery, causing friction between the Korean diplomats. As civil war erupts, both embassies find themselves trapped and struggling to leave the country.
North Koreans also face betrayal and violence, leading them to seek refuge at the South Korean embassy. Despite initial distrust, they unite for survival, navigating the chaos together. The diplomats form a plan to escape, securing a spot on an Italian Red Cross evacuation flight to Mombasa , Kenya , by claiming the North Koreans are defectors.
They prepare makeshift armored vehicles and white flags for safe passage, but are nearly thwarted by miscommunications and confrontations with both the Somali military and Aidid's rebels.
Eventually, they reach the Italian embassy, narrowly escaping with their lives with the exception of Jun-ki, who is killed shielding the North Korean Ambassador, Rim Yong-su. Upon landing in Mombasa, the Korean diplomats realize they must part ways to avoid repercussions from their respective governments. Despite having bonded through their ordeal, they split into their original groups, boarding separate buses to join their delegations, with a final glance acknowledging their shared experience.
This was first appearance of the actors together as well as their first appearance in a Ryoo Seung-wan's film. The film was entirely shot in Morocco in the second half of It is the second Korean film after the action-horror film Peninsula to simultaneously screen in all formats in the CGV special theaters. The two-week festival was held from August 6 to 22, in New York. The film was screened in 42 theaters in North America by August 11, It was re-released in its second run on September 7, , in theatres coinciding with Chuseok holidays.
