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Synopsis: The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. He runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe they are a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong's elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All of the family members are in a great agony because they lost someone very dear to them. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her.
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Director(s): Joon-ho Bong
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  25 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
2006
120 min
$2,010,000
Website
1,301 Views


Hurry!

Cover him!

We have tragic news.

Sergeant Donald

of the 8th U.S. Army...

...who through

his act of courage revealed...

...to the world the existence of

the virus, died today at 4:20 p.m.

As condolences flood in

from all over the world...

...8th U.S. Army

Commander Greenfield...

...held a rare press conference...

...to express his condolences.

Meanwhile the U.S. And WHO...

...citing the failure

of the Korean government...

...to secure the remaining two

infected family members...

...or to capture the creature in

question, have announced...

...a policy of direct intervention.

Yes, in this context,

the unprecedented use of...

..."Agent Yellow," is that correct?

Yes, that's correct.

Agent Yellow, which has been

chosen for use here in Korea...

...is a state-of-the-art chemical

and deployment system...

...recently developed

by the U.S. To fight virus outbreaks...

...or biological terror.

This extremely powerful and

effective system, once activated...

...completely annihilates

all biological agents...

...within a radius of

dozens of kilometers.

Indeed, we are trying to provide

Mr. Park the most pleasant...

...environment

that a patient could want.

We are doing our best

to accommodate Mr. Park Gang-du...

Hey!

- When did you get here?

- Just a minute ago.

Nobody followed you, right?

It's okay, I checked carefully.

And Nam-joo?

Where's Nam-joo?

Nam-joo? Why?

You travel separately, you two?

So if you just type

into the office's computer...

...it shows up? Really?

Hyun-seo called late at night, right?

Then the transmitter will

be listed in the call records.

That means she's within

200 meters of a transmitter.

That's simple.

It's that easy to get her location?

That's right, you should have

come to me earlier.

Is all of your family

so dumb all the time?

Right, all those sewers, f***.

It's okay, finding her

is just a matter of time.

All thanks to you.

You were always busy protesting...

...when did you ever study?

It must be really hard

getting work at a telecom firm.

Still, I'm just a salaryman.

But you must make 60,

70 grand a year?

My credit card debt is 60, 70 grand.

- Look.

- Wait...

The time, the number...

Here. This is it!

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Just a minute.

This is definitely her call.

Type this in.

ATR1020.

- It doesn't work.

- Really?

The password...

It must be in the manager's room.

Here.

Hey, Nam-il...

...where is Nam-joo anyway?

Why do you keep asking?

She's your sister. Aren't you worried?

When we left the Han River...

...we just separated in the sewer.

I'm sure she's fine.

I see.

Now what?

It'll be hard to get Nam-joo.

Seems like he really doesn't know.

Then let's take care of Nam-il first.

He's a real escape artist, though.

You should be careful.

Hey!

By the way, how much is the tax

on the reward money?

Well, there's an exemption,

and there's no tax on extra earnings.

I see.

Huh? This...

Hyun-seo!

Hey, it worked!

Mr. Park Nam-il,

are you feeling sick?

Greetings, Mr. Park!

Just stay right there.

What are you doing?

Just come with us.

You should go to the hospital.

F*** off.

- What the...

- Where is he?

You rat! Stop right there!

Hey! Come on!

Open this door!

Hey!

Get him!

Sh*t!

- Where is he?

- Over there!

I don't see anything!

Hey, Yong-bae, did you see him?

Let's search the area.

There is no signal...

...please leave your message

after the beep.

Nam-joo...

Hyun-seo!

One new text message received.

It's me, Nam-joo.

Nam-joo!

I found it! A huge sewer.

Right under the

north side of Wonhyo Bridge!

I can't reach Nam-il!

North side of Wonhyo Bridge?

Hello? Nam-joo! Nam-joo!

Are you okay?

Hello?

Nam-joo... Park Nam-joo...

Nam-joo!

Nam-joo...

Please calm down.

Wonhyo Bridge. Is it...? Where is...?

It's near Yeouido, right?

- Yes, yes.

- I need to go out for a minute.

Sit down. You need to get a shot.

What kind of shot

did you say this was?

An anesthetic.

Oh, right, right.

I'll get the shot before going.

Okay, let your arm relax.

But Wonhyo Bridge.

Hyun-seo is still...

Grab him!

Hyun-seo!

Hyun-seo.

Let me go!

She's near the

north side of Wonhyo Bridge.

Is Wonhyo Bridge named after

the monk Wonhyo?

He wasn't a monk. He was a priest.

Did you really inject

the proper amount?

- Yes.

- For sure?

We did for sure.

And it's been an hour.

- And he's still like that?

- Yes.

Then what should we do?

We should start

the tissue sampling now.

Why's he like that?

If we've anaesthetized him,

he should be sleeping.

Why's he causing such a scene?

Why?

Excuse me, sir.

Because nobody...

Please don't cut me off.

My words are words too.

Why don't you listen to my words?

Let me go.

You mean there's no virus?

Right? There's no virus.

You're talking about

a virus that doesn't exist.

Mister, they said there's no virus.

So you should let me go now.

My daughter Hyun-seo

is under Wonhyo Bridge.

I need to go quickly.

Please let me go.

Okay, mister, huh?

You shitheads! You bastards!

Please, mister, I beg you. Let me go.

I'll give you my food stand, okay?

I'll give the rights to you.

What are you doing?

Please, mister! Wait!

F***! This is driving me crazy!

I really need to get to Hyun-seo!

Mister, please save me!

What is this, please?

Hyun-seo, I'm sorry. Daddy...

Hyun-seo, you know what I want?

Banana milk.

Tell me what you want, then.

Make a list of the top 10 things

you want to eat...

...when we get out.

We have a food stand,

so I'll get you whatever you want.

A stand? I want to live there!

What about your home?

I don't have a home.

Really?

No home,

but a lot of homes.

And your mom and dad?

I have a brother, but no brother.

- Muscleman Sausage!

- We got it!

- Hard-boiled eggs.

- We got it.

Hot dogs! Quail's eggs!

Fried chicken!

Instant noodles!

Of course we do.

Then you must eat them every day?

Kids from Chinese restaurants

don't eat dumplings.

What do you want

to eat most of all?

Beer. A cold beer.

- One, two, three!

- One, two, three!

Se-joo, you've

ridden piggyback before?

Yeah.

Another man's coming out.

Please, this time,

a guy with a working cell phone.

Hey!

Dink!

Everyone look here.

See this? Get on the floor! Move!

Hey, fat ass! Get on the floor!

- Get down...

- You like viruses?

I'll stick it right in your body.

You're not lying down?

You want a virus bath?

- You at the end! Open the door, fast!

- Open it!

You want to do it?

- That's right! Open it!

- Open it.

- That one!

- Open it.

Open them all!

Everybody get down!

You bastards!

Get down!

Where's the car?

You feasting out here?

Out of the way!

I'm going to kill everyone!

Hey, start the engine!

If anyone follows, I'll stick her

full of virus! Start the engine!

Ambulance!

What are you doing?

What? Who are you?

You punk. After letting you

sleep in my bed?

Mister, where's Wonhyo Bridge?

Where do I have to go?

Don't have a cow.

Do you even know where you are?

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