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Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

There was no CCTV or witnesses of the kidnapping of Hwang Jung-min.

20216.81h 34m

Overview

A box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and held for ransom.

Directed by Pil Gam-seong
Written by Pil Gam-seong
Produced by Cho Sung-min, Lee Jun-kyu
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1MRevenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Self

Kim Jae-beom

Kim Jae-beom

Choi Gi-wan

Lee You-mi

Lee You-mi

Ban So-yeon

Ryu Kyung-soo

Ryu Kyung-soo

Yeom Dong-hoon

Jung Jae-won

Jung Jae-won

Yong-tae

L

Lee Gyu-woon

Go Young-rok

Lee Ho-jung

Lee Ho-jung

Saet-byeol

Jo Kyung-hyun

Jo Kyung-hyun

Manager

Shin Hyeon-jong

Shin Hyeon-jong

Police Kwak

Baek Joo-hee

Baek Joo-hee

Police Oh

Themes & Keywords

kidnappinghostagecelebrityremakemovie star

About Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Hostage: Missing Celebrity is a action film released in 2021 exploring themes of kidnapping, hostage, celebrity, remake, movie star. Directed by Pil Gam-seong, it stars Hwang Jung-min, Kim Jae-beom, Lee You-mi. A box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and held for ransom.

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