| Hostage: Missing Celebrity | |
|---|---|
 Main poster | |
| Hangul | 인질 |
| Hanja | 人質 |
| Revised Romanization | Injil |
| Directed by | Pil Kam-sung |
| Screenplay by | Pil Kam-sung |
| Based on | Saving Mr. Wu by Ding Sheng |
| Produced by | Kang Hye-jung |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-min |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
Production companies | Secret Warrior Filmmaker R&K |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
|
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩8 billion[1] |
| Box office | US$13.1 million[2] |
Hostage: Missing Celebrity (Korean: 인질; Hanja: 人質; RR: Injil) is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film, written and directed by Pil Kam-sung for Next Entertainment World. It is a feature debut of the director and is based on the 2015 Chinese film Saving Mr. Wu.[3] Starring Hwang Jung-min, the film is about the kidnapping of Korean top film star Hwang Jung-min by strangers. First, he thinks it is a prank, then he soon realises that it is no joke, as the kidnappers demand from him a huge amount of ransom within 24 hours. The film with a production cost of ₩8 billion[1] was ready for release in 2020 but its release was postponed due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Hostage: Missing Celebrity was theatrically released on August 18, 2021.[5] As of December 22, 2021[update], it is the third highest-grossing Korean film of 2021, with a gross of US$13.07 million and 1.63 million admissions.[2][6]
- ^ a b Jo Ji-young (June 14, 2021). "[SC초점] '발신제한'→'블랙 위도우'→'모가디슈'까지 여름 텐트폴 완성, 극장 떠난 관객 돌아올까" [[SC Focus] Summer tent poles from 'Send Restriction' → 'Black Widow' → 'Mogadishu', will the audience return from the theater?]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office of Korean films (2021)". KOFIC. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Hong Young-jin (June 11, 2020). "황정민의 목숨건 탈출…액션스릴러 '인질' 여름 극장가 달군다" [Hwang Jung-min's life-threatening escape... Action thriller 'Hostage' heats up in summer theaters]. Gyeongsang Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ William Schwartz (June 10, 2021). "[HanCinema's News] "Hostage: Missing Celebrity" Set for Summer Release". HanCinema. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Jo Ji-young (July 14, 2021). "[공식] "여름 황정민 온다"…황정민 원맨쇼 '인질', 8월 18일 개봉 확정" [[Official] "Summer Jungmin Hwang is coming" Hwang Jung-min's one-man show 'Hostage' to be released on August 18th]. Sports Chosun. Naver. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System): All films of Year 2021". KOFIC. Retrieved December 12, 2021.