Exhuma

Exhuma
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
파묘
Hanja
破墓
Literal meaningExhuming and relocation of a grave
Revised RomanizationPamyo
Directed byJang Jae-hyun
Screenplay byJang Jae-hyun
Produced by
  • Charlie Shin
  • Kim Young-min
  • Kim Jee-hye
  • Jang Jae-hyun
  • Kwon Ji-yong
  • Park Hyung-jin
Starring
CinematographyLee Mo-gae
Edited byJung Byung-jin
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
Distributed byShowbox
Release dates
  • February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16) (Berlinale)
  • February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22) (South Korea)
Running time
134 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
Languages
  • Korean
  • English
  • Japanese
Box officeUS$98 million[1][2]

Exhuma (Korean: 파묘) is a 2024 South Korean supernatural horror film written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun, and starring Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Do-hyun. The film includes mystery and occult elements, and follows the process of excavating an ominous grave, which unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.[3]

Exhuma premiered in the Forum section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024.[4] It was released theatrically on February 22 and received positive reviews from critics.[5] The film has earned a worldwide gross of US$97 million, making it the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2024 and the sixth highest-grossing South Korean film of all time.[6][7]

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  3. ^ Choi Na-young (November 29, 2023). '파묘' 최민식∙김고은∙유해진∙이도현, 오컬트로 만났다..내년 2월 개봉 [공식] ['Breakfast' Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, and Lee Do-hyun meet through the occult... to be released in February next year [Official]]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Economou, Vassilis (January 18, 2024). "The Berlinale lifts the veil on its full Forum line-up". Cineuropa. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim Seo-yoon (February 2, 2024). "최민식 '뉴스룸'→김고은 '요정재형' 출격...'파묘' 본격 홍보" [Choi Min-sik's 'Newsroom' → Kim Go-eun appears in 'Fairy Jaehyung'... Full-fledged promotion of 'Divorce Myo']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  6. ^ David Opie (March 21, 2024). "'Exhuma': Let's Dig Into the Surprise Success of South Korea's Biggest Hit of the Year (So Far)". IndieWire. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "KOBIS(발권)통계: The [Box Office - Historical Box Office]". Korean Film Council. Retrieved April 29, 2024.