Helpless (2012)
- Original title
- 화차
- Directed by
- Byun Young-joo
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 90 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man's fiancee disappears suddenly. He investigates her past, which reveals disturbing secrets.
tensemysteriousdarkpsychologicalsuspensefulominousmelancholicslow-burn
What happens
Helpless (Korean: 화차; RR: Hwacha) is a 2012 South Korean psychological thriller film written and directed by Byun Young-joo based on the bestselling novel All She Was Worth (火車) by Japanese writer Miyabe Miyuki. The original title, Hwacha, ("Kasha" in Japanese) means "fire cart," and refers to a train to hell from Japanese folklore. Passengers can only board but not get off. A man searches for his fiancée who vanished without a trace, only to discover dark, shocking truths about her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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