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Epitaph (2007)

Epitaph poster
Original title
기담
Directed by
Jung Sik, Jung Bum-shik
Genre
horror film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
15
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of strange events unfolds at a hospital in 1942 Korea under Japanese rule. A doctor investigates a young girl with no memory and a patient who predicts deaths.

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What happens

Epitaph (Korean: 기담; RR: Gidam) is a 2007 South Korean film directed by brothers Jung Sik and Jung Bum-shik. The film is a horror film set primarily in 1942, while Korea was under the colonial rule of Japan. It is framed by scenes set in 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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