Hostage: Missing Celebrity

"There was no CCTV or witnesses of the kidnapping of Hwang Jung-min."

2021 1h 34m KO

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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A box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and held for ransom.

“There was no CCTV or witnesses of the kidnapping of Hwang Jung-min.”

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Cast

Hwang Jung-min
Self
Kim Jae-beom
Choi Gi-wan
Lee You-mi
Ban So-yeon
Ryu Kyung-soo
Yeom Dong-hoon
Jung Jae-won
Yong-tae
Lee Gyu-woon
Go Young-rok
Lee Ho-jung
Saet-byeol
Jo Kyung-hyun
Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pil Gam-seong
Writers: Pil Gam-seong
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pil Gam-seong, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Choi Jung-in. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hwang Jung-min and Kim Jae-beom and Lee You-mi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There was no CCTV or witnesses of the kidnapping of Hwang Jung-min.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14941222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pil Gam-seong directs. Choi Young-hwan behind the camera. Choi Jung-in scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
3Directed by Pil Gam-seong, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Choi Jung-in. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hwang Jung-min and Kim Jae-beom and Lee You-mi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "There was no CCTV or witnesses of the kidnapping of Hwang Jung-min.".
8IMDB entry: tt14941222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.