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Salmokji: Whispering Water

2026 · 96 min

A slow-creeping dread seeps from dark water and flickering footage, keeping you tense and uneasy long after the screen goes black.

Directed by: Lee Sang-min
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han

Tagline: Do not dare to leave.
Overview: An incident unfolds when a film crew goes to a reservoir to update the road view where an unidentified figure was filmed, and they encounter something in the dark, deep waters.

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Directed by: Lee Sang-min
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
mystery
guilt
death
survival
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Lee Sang-min
Written by: Lee Sang-min
Starring: Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, Jang Da-ah, Jeon So-hyun
Music: Kim Ji-hye, Lee Ji-hyang
Cinematography: Kim Sung-an
Runtime: 96 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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