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Epitaph
Why this pick
Its exquisitely composed period-hospital setting and mournful ghost stories echo The Uninvited’s elegant Korean supernatural dread, favoring disquieting images and grief over blunt shocks.
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MOVIE2003 2h 5m KOR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A grief-soaked Korean horror film that builds dread through an uncanny child and domestic vulnerability, with patient suspense and emotional weight close to The Uninvited’s mood.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Kang Jung-won (Park Shin-yang), an interior decorator, is overcome with inexplicable anxiety as his long-overdue wedding with Hee-eun (Yoo Sun) approaches. One evening, Jung-won falls asleep on the subway on his way home. He is barely able to wake up at the last station. As he comes round, he sees two young girls asleep on the seat next to him. He cannot wake them before he has to jump off as the train leaves the station. He arrives home to find that his wife-to-be has bought them a new metal dining table.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Park Shin-yang
Jeong-won
Yoo Sun
Hee-eun
Lee Joo-sil
Mrs. Song
Jun Ji-hyun
Yeon
