Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Hostage: Missing Celebrity: Hwang Jung Min

General Information

  • International Title: Hostage: Missing Celebrity
  • Original Title: ์ธ์งˆ (romanization: Injil)
  • Genre: Action, Thriller
  • Runtime: 94 minutes
  • Released Date: 2021.08.18
  • Production: Next Entertainment World
  • International Distributor: Next Entertainment World
  • Screening: CGV
  • Starring: Hwang Jung Min
  • Producer: Kang Hye Jeong
  • Director: Pil Gam Sung
  • Writer: Pil Gam Sung
  • Rating: IMDb (6.2/10)
  • Awards: 8th Korean Film Writers Association Awards for Best New Actress (โ€œLee Yoo Miโ€œ)

Synopsis

Hostage Missing Celebrity follows top Korean actor, Hwang Jung Min, who is kidnapped after a movie premiere. Furthermore, the kidnappers even broadcast this crime around the world. At first, he thought that it was a prank. He experiences the vivid brutality that is contrast to what he commonly sees in movie scenes. Having realized that he undergoes a perilous circumstance, he struggles to figure out the escape route. Meanwhile, the kidnappers require an abundant amount of ransom within 24 hours.

Main Cast

Credit: Next Entertainment World

Character name: Hwang Jung Min
Actress name: Hwang Jung Min
Hwang Jung Minโ€™s notable works: Deliver Us From Evil, The Spy Gone North, The Battleship Island, The Wailing, Ode To My Father, New World, The Unjust, Suriname (drama), Hush (drama), etc

Extended Cast

Ryu Kyung Soo as Yeom Dong Hun
Kim Jae Beom as Choi Ki Wan
Lee Ho Jung as Saet Byeol
Jung Jae Won as Yong Tae
Lee Kyu Won as Young Rok
Lee Yoo Mi as Ban So Yeon

Cameo & Special Appearance

Park Sung Woong as โ€œbrotherโ€

Character Relationship Chart

N/A

Music & Original Soundtrack

N/A

Teaser & Trailer Videos

Awards & Nominations

8th Korean Film Writers Association Awards: Best New Actress (โ€œLee Yoo Miโ€œ) โ€“ 2021

42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards โ€“ November 26, 2021

  • Hostage: Missing Celebrity โ€“ Best Film (Nominated)
  • Pil Gam Sung โ€“ New Director (Nominated)
  • Kim Jae Beom โ€“ New Actor (Nominated)
  • Ryu Kyung Soo โ€“ New Actor (Nominated)
  • Kim Chang Ju โ€“ Best Editing (Nominated)

Trivia

  • Hostage Missing Celebrity is remake of Chinese movie Saving Mr. Wu by Ding Sheng in 2015
  • This is Pil Gam Seongโ€™s movie debut as a director
  • Hostage Missing Celebrity was initially planned to release within 2020. However, it was postponed due to pandemic
  • Theater release began on August 18, 2021
  • Hostage Missing Celebrity was invited to US Fantastic Fest on September 2021 in Texas
  • Hostage Missing Celebrity also participated in several international movie awards such as 41st Hawaii International Film Festival and 16th Paris Korean Film Festival
  • Filming location took place in military area in Gandongmyeon, Hwacheongun, Donghae Police Station, Namsanmyeon neighborhood, and Chuncheon
๊ณ ๋‚˜๋‚˜

A quirky dark academian

Share
Published by
๊ณ ๋‚˜๋‚˜

Recent Posts

Reborn Rich

General Information International Title: Reborn Rich Original Title: ์žฌ๋ฒŒ์ง‘ ๋ง‰๋‚ด์•„๋“ค (romanization: Chaebol-jib maknae adeul) Genre:…

2 years ago

Gaus Electronics

General Information International Title: Gaus Electronics Original Title: ๊ฐ€์šฐ์Šค์ „ (romanization: Gauseu jeonja) Genre: Comedy, workplace…

2 years ago

Curtain Call

General Information International Title: Curtain Call Original Title: ์ปคํŠผ์ฝœ (romanization: Keoteun kol) Genre: Drama No.…

2 years ago

Cheer Up

General Information International Title: Cheer Up Original Title: ์น˜์–ผ์—… (romanization: Cheer Up) Genre: Romance No.…

2 years ago

Kim Jae Young

If you have more fun facts about Kim Jaeyoung, write down in the comment section…

2 years ago

Ko Kyung Pyo (Go Kyung Pyo)

If you have more fun facts about Ko Kyung Pyo, write down in the comment…

2 years ago

This website uses cookies.