Living Death (Korean: 불신지옥 lit. "Distrust Hell", also known as Possessed) is a 2009 South Korean horror film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju.[2][3] The film received 248,503 admissions in South Korea.[4]
| Living Death | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 불신지옥 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bulsinji-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pulsinji-ok |
| Directed by | Lee Yong-ju |
| Written by | Lee Yong-ju |
| Produced by | Jeong Seung-hye Lee Jeong-se Jo Cheol-hyeon |
| Starring | Nam Sang-mi Shim Eun-kyung Ryu Seung-ryong Kim Bo-yeon |
| Cinematography | Jo Sang-yoon |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
Production companies | Ahchim Production DCG Plus |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1,361,570[1] |
Plot
editA college student named Hee-jin (Nam Sang-mi) returns home when her 14-year-old sister So-jin (Shim Eun-kyung) goes missing. Her mother (Kim Bo-yeon), a fanatic churchgoer, resorts to prayer and refuses to work with the lazy police to find So-jin. Meanwhile, a neighbor commits suicide and leaves a will for So-jin, and Hee-jin hears rumors that her sister had been possessed. The whereabouts of So-jin become increasingly elusive and the dead neighbor begins appearing in Hee-jin's dreams.
Cast
edit- Nam Sang-mi as Hee-jin
- Shim Eun-kyung as So-jin
- Ryu Seung-ryong as Detective Tae-hwan
- Kim Bo-yeon as Mother
- Jang Young-nam as Su-kyeong
- Moon Hee-kyung as Kyeong-ja
- Shin Eun-jung as Tae-hwan's wife
- Kim Yoo-jung as Tae-hwan's daughter Ji-eun
- Oh Ji-eun as Jeong-mi
- Kim Do-yeon as Locked up woman
- Lee Chang-jik
Production
editThe early working title for the film was Bi-myeong ("Scream"). It was shown during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[5]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | Lee Yong-ju | Won |
| 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Bo-yeon | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated | ||
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards[6] | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Bo-yeon | Nominated | |
| Best New Director | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Won | ||
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Distrust Hell (Bulsinjiok / Scream) (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 불신지옥 (Possessed)". Twitch Film. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Living Death press meeting". Hancinema. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ Barton, Steve (20 April 2010). "Tribeca Horrors 2010: Possessed (The Living Death)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (3 December 2009). "Closer to Heaven Couple Win Best Acting Nods". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Possessed at IMDb
- Possessed at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Possessed at HanCinema
- Possessed at AllMovie
- Possessed at Rotten Tomatoes