Loner (2008)

Original title

Woetoli

Directed by

Park Jae-Sik

Genre

horror film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to her childhood home and becomes haunted by the ghostly presence of her reclusive twin brother who died in isolation. The film focuses on her unraveling as she confronts the secrets of their shared past.

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What happens

Loner (Korean: 외톨이; RR: Oetori; also known as Orphaned or Hikikomori) is a 2008 South Korean horror film directed by Park Jae-shik, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kim Min-jun, Jung Bum-shik, and Jun Im. It is Park's feature film directorial debut and stars Go Eun-ah, Jeong Yoo-seok, and Chae Min-seo. The film explores the phenomenon of hikikomori, a Japanese term referring to reclusive individuals who have chosen to entirely withdraw from the outside world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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