Sector 7 (film)

Sector 7 (Korean: 7광구) is a 2011 South Korean 3D science fiction action horror film directed by Kim Ji-hoon^[2][3] who previously made May 18. The film stars Ha Ji-won, Oh Ji-ho, Ahn Sung-ki and Park Chul-min.

Sector 7
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	7광구
Hanja	七鑛區
RR	7gwanggu
MR	7kwanggu
Directed by	Kim Ji-hoon
Written by	Yoon Je-kyoon Kim Hwi
Produced by	Yoon Je-kyoon
Starring	Ha Ji-won Oh Ji-ho Ahn Sung-ki Park Chul-min
Cinematography	Kim Yeong-ho
Music by	Kim Seong-hyeon
Production company	JK Films
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$10 million
Box office	US$18.6 million[1]

In 2012 Shout! Factory released the film on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and Blu-ray 3D.

Plot

A small team of oil rig workers are searching for undiscovered oil at the oil rig Sector 7, off the coast of Jeju Island. After the tension builds from countless failures, the main character Hae-joon's uncle returns with the hope of searching the untapped wells of oil. What they don't realize is that he has a much different motive. Working together with a researcher on board the rig, he plans to breed a newly discovered life-form whose bodily fluids can burn for longer than 30 hours, as a new form of fuel instead of oil.

But tragedy strikes as the specimen escapes with deaths of the researcher, the doctor, and another worker to follow. With the loss of the main power, the workers become stranded as the creature begins to hunt for its next meal. Armed with nothing but a few guns and the knowledge of the creature's minor susceptibility to flame, the remaining workers must work together to kill the beast before it hunts them down one by one, and escape the oil rig. But with its incredible speed (despite its size), its lightning fast, spear-like tongue, and its nearly impenetrable hide, they may not stand a chance.

Production

Sector 7's director, Kim Ji-hoon, said that the film was made with the intent to capitalize on the success of Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006).^[4]

Of the 1,800 cuts, the CG accounted for 1,748 cuts.^{[citation needed]} The monsters appearing in the movie come from the appearance of sea creatures such as sea squirt.^[5]

Cast

• Ha Ji-won as Cha Hae-joon
• Oh Ji-ho as Kim Dong-soo
• Ahn Sung-ki as Captain Lee Jeong-man
• Park Chul-min as Do Sang-goo
• Song Sae-byeok as Go Jong-yoon
• Lee Han-wi as Jang Moon-hyeong
• Cha Ye-ryun as Park Hyeon-jeong