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
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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