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Gwoemul | 괴물

Directed by Bong Joon Ho
South Korea, 2006
Horror, Sci-Fi, Action
  • 120120 minutes

Synopsis

In 2000, an American lab dumps a batch of chemicals into Seoul’s Han River. Years later, a monster emerges from the water, stealing a girl, Hyun-seo, as it rampages across the city. Her father, a food vendor named Gang-du, must pursue the creature to rescue his daughter from its slimy clutches.

Synopsis

In 2000, an American lab dumps a batch of chemicals into Seoul’s Han River. Years later, a monster emerges from the water, stealing a girl, Hyun-seo, as it rampages across the city. Her father, a food vendor named Gang-du, must pursue the creature to rescue his daughter from its slimy clutches.