The verdict
Audiences rate it 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB across 349 votes — a solid score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIB · 157 minutes.
What it is about
What to expect
Na Hong-jin returns to the screen with a story set in 1991 Hope Harbor, a remote South Korean village where police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and officer Sung-ae (Zo In-sung) look into attacks linked to an unknown creature. The movie draws its tension from local ignorance hardening into conflict, pushing a small-town crisis toward something cosmic. The cast includes HoYeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton and Alicia Vikander. At 2 hours 37 minutes, it is a long sit, and the only format in Hong Kong is 4DX — motion seats and environmental effects are built into the screening. It holds an audience score of 8.3 from 25 votes, rated IIB (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult). Across the next week there are 192 screenings, spread over 20 cinemas and 15 districts; the cheapest ticket is HK$65.
Trailer
Cast
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Hwang Jung-min
Go Bum-seok -
Zo In-sung
Go Sung-ki -
HoYeon
Lim Sung-ae -
Alicia Vikander
J'aur -
Michael Fassbender
Ma'veyyo -
Taylor Russell
Ai'dovor -
Cameron Britton
Va'migere -
Lee Sang-hee
Nak-yeon -
Um Mun-suk
Yang-bae -
Im Hyun-sik
Hae-sul -
Hwang Seok-jeong
Head of Health Center -
Han Woo-yeol
Wan-seob -
Chyu Kwang-hyun
Byeong-jun -
Oh Doo-won
Heung-sik -
Yoo Jun-hong
Cheong-san
Crew
- Director Na Hong-jin
- Writer Na Hong-jin
- Original Music Composer Michael Abels
- Director of Photography Hong Kyung-pyo
- Editor Kim Sun-min
- Producer Na Hong-jin
- Producer Saemi Kim
- Executive Producer Hong Jeong-in
- Producer Saerom Kim
What viewers said
The discovery of a badly mauled cow is quite perplexing for the local police chief (Hwang Jung-min), especially when a few of his wise-cracking citizens suggest it might have been caused by a marauding tiger! It doesn't take him long to realise that whatever it is, it's a great deal bigger and more menacing than a cat as he returns to town and finds scenes of death and destruction with gunfire sounding regularly. What are they shooting at? […]
CinemaSerf — 6/10 · read in full
An old saying maintains “Never put the cart before the horse,” an observation whose implications should be obvious. That applies in filmmaking, too: When a standalone production is thought to be the inspiration for a new franchise, the creators need to be careful not to get ahead of themselves. That’s to say that the first film in the proposed series absolutely must be a knock-out to earn the right to a sequel (or sequels) (“Star Trek” notwithstanding). […]
Brent Marchant — 4/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 2 hours 37 minutes (157 minutes).
- What certificate and language is it?
- IIB — under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. The original language is Korean, with English and Chinese subtitles.
- Is it only in 4DX?
- Yes, the only format available in Hong Kong is 4DX, with moving seats and environmental effects.
- Is it suitable for children?
- IIB means under 18s need an adult. It is an action-drama-horror with intense and violent scenes, not recommended for young children.
