Exhuma Movie Details:
| Hangul | 파묘 |
| Hanja | 破墓 |
| Literal meaning | Exhuming and relocation of a grave |
| Revised Romanization | Pamyo |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean English Japanese |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Release date | February 16, 2024 (Berlinale) February 22, 2024 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 2hr 14min |
| Starring | Choi Min-sik Kim Go-eun Yoo Hae-jin Lee Do-hyun |
| Directed by | Jang Jae-hyun |
| Written by | Jang Jae-hyun |
| Cinematography by | Lee Mo-gae |
| Edited by | Jung Byung-jin |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Production Company | Showbox Pinetown Productions MCMC |
| Distributor | Showbox |
Exhuma Movie Cast & Characters:
- Choi Min-sik as Kim Sang-deok, feng shui master
- Kim Go-eun as Lee Hwa-rim, shaman
- Yoo Hae-jin as Yeong-geun, undertaker
- Lee Do-hyun as Yoon Bong-gil, shaman
- Kim Jae-cheol as Park Ji-yong, Hwa-rim’s client
- Kim Sun-young as Oh Gwang-shim, shaman
- Kim Ji-an as Park Ja-hye, a junior shaman
Storyline:
The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.
Exhuma Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Domestic Opening | $14,432,889 |
| Domestic Collection (South Korea) | $84,257,329 |
| Worldwide Collection | $97,982,238 |
About Exhuma Movie:
Exhuma (Korean: 파묘) is a 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.
Principal photography began in October 2022 and filming ended in March 2023. The director in an interview disclosed that the film used a large number of real scenes and real props for filming, tried not to use studios and avoided using CG effects in post-production. In his own words, “I tried to actually film the background and objects, avoiding CG whenever possible. We took the photos as painstakingly as possible without building a set, and for things like ghost photos, the actual actors wore makeup for 6 hours and then took blurry photos on purpose.”
Exhuma premiered in the Forum section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024. It was released in South Korean theatres on February 22 by Showbox.
The film was first screened at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival on April 7, 2024, in Gala presentations. It will be released on May 3, 2024 in India. It will be available on Shudder June 14 (Available in the US and CA).
On accounting for its box office performance, the film opened at number 1 at the South Korean box office and mobilized 336,114 admissions, which was the best opening for a Korean film in 2024 till then. The film has earned US$95 million at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 at the South Korean Box office. It also figures in the List of highest-grossing films in South Korea at 6th place in Domestic films by gross and at 16th place in Domestic films by admissions as per the Korean Film Council. It was released on May 3, 2024 in India. It is one of the highest-grossing movies of 2024.
