RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Lee discussed how he went about translating the brutality and violence of this period onto the big screen.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat I experienced and witnessed myself and also the research that I did whilst writing the script was way more violent than what you see on screen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI needed to show just how violent it was but also leave a very strong impact in a short amount of time, so striking that balance was important.\u201d<\/p>
Striking a balance was also important when it came to sorting fact from fiction in the film, and Lee explained that he kept thinking about how \u201cmovies are not documentaries\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough I do deal with actual events in history that happened, I coupled that with something we hoped would happen,\u201d the actor explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrying to maintain a balance of the two was really important to do because I had to deal with actual events that happened and then the thought that we would like to see a more hopeful future.\u201d<\/p>\n
While writing the script for Hunt, Lee was always focused on crafting a plot following two completely different men with separate goals and ideologies but the same target, but the specifics of the story changed many times throughout the creative process.<\/p>\n
Eventually, it took shape as a spy action drama centring on two agents of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency who are tasked with finding a mole within, while also learning of a grand plot to assassinate the South Korean president.<\/p>\n
For Lee \u2013\u00a0who is an award-winning actor with nearly 30 years in the industry \u2013 one of the biggest challenges as a writer\/director was figuring out how best to captivate the audience.<\/p>\n