Den kjente sjamanen Hwa-rim og hennes lærling, Bong-gil, får i oppdrag av en rik eiendomsutvikler å identifisere den mystiske sykdommen som har rammet familiens nyfødte sønn, og oppdager at familien blir hjemsøkt av en hevngjerrig forfeders ånd. De bestemmer seg for å kontakte feng shui-mesteren Sang-deok, spilt av Choi Min-sik (Oldboy). De ber også begravelsesagenten Yeon-geun om hjelp til å grave opp og flytte forfederens grav for å blidgjøre ånden. Men snart dukker noe mye mørkere opp...

Exhuma forteller en skremmende historie som kombinerer overnaturlige temaer med sjamanistiske ritualer og dype nasjonale traumer relatert til den japanske okkupasjonen av Korea på slående og tankevekkende vis.

Filmen er den mest innbringende sørkoreanske filmen fra 2024 og den sjette mest innbringende sørkoreanske filmen noensinne. Den ble nominert i syv kategorier under Baeksang Arts Awards – en av de mest prestisjetunge kulturprisutdelingene i Sør-Korea – og vant i fire av disse.

"Jae-hyun Jang combines introspective cultural and historical themes with creepy, gory, and atmospheric horror thrills in an exciting way. It’s fun horror with a lot on its mind”

– Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting –

Jang Jae-hyun (f. 1981) er en sørkoreansk regissør og manusforfatter som har studert film ved Sungkyunkwan University og Korea National University of Arts. Han debuterte som spillefilmregissør i 2015 med The Priests.

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A shaman and her protégé are hired to cure a sick child. They are pulled into a demonic affair in this intense, supernatural horror movie.

The renowned shaman Ha-rim and her protégé, Bong-gil, are hired by a rich real estate developer to identify the mysterious illness that has afflicted the family’s newborn son, and discover that the family is haunted by a vengeful ancestor’s spirit. They decide to contact feng shui master Sang-deok, played by Choi Min-sik (Oldboy), and undertaker Yeon-geun to get their help in exhuming and moving the ancestor’s grave in order to appease the spirit. However, something much darker soon emerges...

Exhuma tells a terrifying story that combines supernatural elements with shamanistic rituals and deep national trauma related to the Japanese occupation of Korea in a striking and thought-provoking way.

The film is the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2024 and the sixth highest-grossing South Korean film of all time. It was nominated in seven categories in Baeksang Arts Awards - one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea - and won in four of them: Best Director, Best Actress, Best New Actor and Best Technical Achievement (Sound).

"Jae-hyun Jang combines introspective cultural and historical themes with creepy, gory, and atmospheric horror thrills in an exciting way. It’s fun horror with a lot on its mind”

– Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting –

Jang Jae-hyun (b. 1981) is a South Korean director and screenwriter who has studied film at Sungkyunkwan University and Korea National University of Arts. He made his debut as a feature film director in 2015 with The Priests.