Release date in South Korea : 2006/07/27
Genre : Action
Duration : 119min
Director : Bong Joon-ho
Cast : Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko Ah-seong.
Brief Synopsis :
Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood�� Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.
International Film Festivals
2006 39th Sitges International Film Festival, Competition2006 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Directors Fortnight
Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr
