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Door Lock (2018)

Door Lock poster
Original title
도어락
Directed by
Lee Kwon
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman living alone in Seoul starts noticing strange signs that someone has been entering her apartment. As she investigates, her sense of safety erodes and she becomes convinced that a stranger is watching her.

tenseunsettlingparanoidclaustrophobicslow-burnsuspensefuleerie

What happens

Door Lock (Korean: 도어락) is a 2018 South Korean psychological horror-thriller film directed by Lee Kwon. The film stars Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Ye-won and Kim Sung-oh. It was released on December 5, 2018. The movie is based on the 2011 Spanish movie Sleep Tight. While the original tells the story from the perpetrator's perspective, this adaption is from the victims point of view. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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