Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021)
- Original title
- 인질
- Directed by
- Pil Gam-seong
- Genre
- action film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A top South Korean film star is kidnapped and realizes his captors are serious when they demand a large ransom. He must find a way to survive and escape within 24 hours.
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What happens
Hostage: Missing Celebrity (Korean: 인질; RR: Injil) is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film, written and directed by Pil Gam-sung in his directional debut. It is based on the 2015 Chinese film Saving Mr. Wu. Starring Hwang Jung-min, the film follows the kidnapping of Korean top film star Hwang Jung-min, who initially believes it's a prank until he realizes the kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom within 24 hours. The film was scheduled for release in 2020 but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hostage: Missing Celebrity was theatrically released on August 18, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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