Exhuma

Exhuma
Exhuma
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	파묘
Hanja	破墓
Literal meaning	Exhuming and relocation of a grave
Revised Romanization	Pamyo
Directed by	Jang Jae-hyun
Screenplay by	Jang Jae-hyun
Produced by	Charlie Shin; Kim Young-min; Kim Jee-hye; Jang Jae-hyun; Kwon Ji-yong; Park Hyung-jin;
Starring	Choi Min-sik; Kim Go-eun; Yoo Hae-jin; Lee Do-hyun;
Cinematography	Lee Mo-gae
Edited by	Jung Byung-jin
Music by	Kim Tae-seong
Production; companies	Showbox; Pinetown Productions; MCMC;
Distributed by	Showbox
Release dates	February 16, 2024 (Berlinale); February 22, 2024 (South Korea);
Running time	134 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; English; Japanese;
Box office	US$98 million

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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^ 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 (in Korean). Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Economou, Vassilis (January 18, 2024). "The Berlinale lifts the veil on its full Forum line-up". Cineuropa. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "KOBIS(발권)통계: The [Box Office - Historical Box Office]". Korean Film Council. Retrieved April 29, 2024.