By Hong Angie
Video = Showbox' official YouTube channel

The supernatural horror blockbuster "Exhuma" will be released in 133 countries and has received invitations to leading film festivals abroad.

The movie's distributor Showbox on March 12 said the film made its international debut last month starting in Mongolia and later in Indonesia and Taiwan. Its release schedule is March 14 in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei; March 15 in North America, the U.K., Ireland and Vietnam; March 20 in the Philippines; and March 21 in Thailand.

It will premiere next month in Hong Kong, Macao and Cambodia.

Well Go USA, the film's distributor in North America, hailed the movie's unexpected twists and said it will captivate occult genre fans on the continent.

Splendid, the film's distributor in Germany, called it a Korean supernatural occult film with an outstanding cast led by actor Choi Min-sik, star of "Oldboy" (2003).

Directed by Jang Jae-hyun, "Exhuma" is about uncanny events that occur after a geomancer, a mortician and a shaman relocate a strange grave for a large fee. The film in Korea has sold over eight million tickets and counting.

Its invitation to the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival of Germany, which kicked off its 10-day run on Feb. 15, also grabbed global attention as its screening was its world premiere.

"The film has kept receiving inquiries about invitations to film festivals and purchase of distribution rights after its official screening at the Berlin International Film Festival and market screening for importers," Showbox said. "It's now a sensation in Indonesia as the highest-grossing Korean film there since its release."

This year's Udine Far East Film Festival of Italy, which runs from April 24 to May 2, has also officially invited "Exhuma" to its competition section.

This is the official poster for "Exhuma." (Showbox's official Facebook page)