It was produced by Kim Han-min, the director of The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the biggest film ever at the Korean box office.

Because of the emphasis on hunting and guns, the actors also had to finish a basic firearms course and practice at shooting ranges.

The woman is killed during the argument; her granddaughter Kim Yang-soon and local hunter Moon Ki-sung subsequently get caught up in the conflict, with Dong-geun commanding the gold seekers to flush out the witnesses and Moon using his hunting skills to protect his neighbors.

[10][11] Han Cinema’s William Schwartz criticized The Hunt as being “excessively complicated” due to the character relationships and the use of flashbacks.

[12] South Korea’s NewsTomato praised the actors’ performances and the film’s sustained suspense, and criticized flaws in the story.