The Informant
New York Asian Film Festival 2025
July 11 - 24, 2025
A bungling cop. A slick informant. When a botched sting blows their lives apart, this chaotic duo must team up to take down a smuggling ring… and survive each other. Starring Squid Game’s Heo Sung-tae.
Experience Opening Night and the Night Market. NYAFF is thrilled to kick off the 24th edition with our signature Night Market Soiree, right after the opening night screening The Informant. Join us for an unforgettable night featuring delicious bites from New York City’s best and brightest Asian restaurants, refreshing drinks and dessert, and live music to keep the vibes going–all against the backdrop of an Asian cinema-themed gallery!
Opening Night tickets are $25 for the General Public and $20 for FLC Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Those who wish to attend the Opening Night screening and the Night Market can get tickets for $50 for the General Public and $40 for FLC Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities.
Korea’s most intimidating actor, Heo Sung-tae (Squid Game), stars as Detective Oh Nam-hyuk—a well-meaning but spectacularly inept cop clinging to his badge by a thread. When a botched sting operation lands him in over his head, he’s forced into an unlikely partnership with Tae-bong (Jo Bok-rae), a razor-sharp informant whose cover (and savings) are blown by Nam-hyuk’s bumbling. With a smuggling ring to bust, a fortune to recover, and zero trust between them, the mismatched duo must navigate double-crosses, blown covers, spectacularly stupid raids, and bruised egos. Brimming with madcap energy, snappy dialogue, and action-packed twists, The Informant is a hilarious and heart-pounding romp that reinvents the buddy film formula with a distinctly Korean flair. Get ready for flying fists, flying insults, and one of the most chaotically endearing crime-fighting pairs to hit the big screen.
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