Monstruo Obscura

Oct 16, 2025

0h 17m

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Overview

Seoul, 1996. Wastewater from developed film reels is dumped into the sewers. From this toxic discharge, a monster awakens, carrying the memories of countless movies imprinted on the film reels. Burdened by a vanished past, the monster wanders the city.

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Documentary

Comedy

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Cast

Film Monster

Kim In-kyung

Film Monster

Choi Jong-beom

Film Monster

Hong Seung-gi

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Om

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Monstruo Obscura

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