A story about a diplomat and a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who struggle and risk their lives on foreign soil to save Korean hostages that have been abducted in the Middle East. The film is based on true events of 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage in Afghanistan. Hyun Bin playing a NIS agent conducts a rescue operation and negotiations with the help of diplomat played by Hwang Jung-min.
Untuk pengetahuan, “The Point Men” adalah filem mengenai operasi menyelamat dan rundingan yang dijalankan oleh seorang diplomat dan ejen Perkhidmatan Perisikan Kebangsaan (NIS), yang berjuang dan mempertaruhkan nyawa mereka di Afghanistan bagi menyelamatkan tebusan Korea yang telah diculik di Timur Tengah.