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Missing

2009 · 99 min

A tense, unsettling search through a hostile rural community, where every unanswered question deepens the dread.

Directed by: Kim Sung-hong
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Choo Ja-hyun, Moon Sung-keun, Jeon Se-hyun

Tagline: 154,000 people go missing in korea every year of those - only about 1600 live to tell the tale…
Overview: Hyeon-jeong's sister is missing and she fears for the worst. Via her sister's cellphone, Hyeon-jeong learns that her sister stayed in a countryside vaillage. She goes to the village to find her sister and stops at the local police station for help. Because of the little evidence she has, the police refuse to offer help.

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Directed by: Kim Sung-hong
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Choo Ja-hyun, Moon Sung-keun, Jeon Se-hyun

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 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
grief
crime
corruption
survival
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, horror
Directed by: Kim Sung-hong
Written by: Kim Young-ok
Starring: Choo Ja-hyun, Moon Sung-keun, Jeon Se-hyun, Oh Seong-soo, Nam Moon-chul, Hwang Eun-jeong, Baek Seol Ah, Ha Jin-soo
Runtime: 99 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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