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The Piper (2015)

The Piper poster
Original title
손님
Directed by
Kim Kwang-tae
Genre
horror film, mystery film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
15
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 75 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his son arrive in a remote village after the Korean War. He uses his skill as a piper to help solve the village's problems, but tensions rise when the villagers face a difficult choice.

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What happens

The Piper (Korean: 손님; RR: Sonnim; lit. 'The Guest') is a 2015 South Korean horror film inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend. It is written and directed by Kim Gwang-tae, in his directorial debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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