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Spirit of Kiseng (2011)

Spirit of Kiseng poster
Original title
기생령
Directed by
Ko Seok-jin
Genre
horror film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman raises her orphan nephew. She gets pulled into a terrifying mystery that reveals a dark secret about her family.

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What happens

Ghastly (Korean: 고死: 기생령) is a 2011 Korean horror movie starring Han Eun-jung, Park Hyo-min and Lee Hyung-suk. The film tells the story of Seo-Ni (Han Eun-jung) who raises her orphan nephew Bin (Lee Hyung-suk). Seo-Ni then becomes involved in a horrifying mystery and discovers a shocking secret about her family. This is singer Hyomin's big screen debut and Ko Seok-jin's directorial debut. The movie featured cameos from singers T-ara, Hahm Eun-jung, and No Min-woo. The movie hit the theatres on August 4, 2011. The film became Asia's first horror/thriller movie released in 3D with 3D specialist company KDC Information & Communication. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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