Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut and Cannes premiere Hunt ahead of its TIFF Midnight Madness slot next month.

The spy thriller takes place in the 1980s as two agents in Korean Central Intelligence are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a plot to assassinate the South Korean president.

Lee stars with Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jong-soo and Jung Man-sik. There are plans for the film to be released this December.