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Mizo

2014 · 80 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into pain and vengeance that leaves you unsettled and drained.

Overview
Mizo is a lost bird born in trash. She's been sexually abused by her foster parents so she sets out to find her birth parents with the blood-stained uniform she was abandoned with. Meanwhile, Woo-sang, the man who abandoned his baby girl in the trash, still lives a trashy life. Mizo approaches him to take revenge in the most painful way possible. The revenge steps over the line and they have no idea what gruesome end they are headed for...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nam Gee-woong
Starring
Lee Hyo, Yoon Dong-hwan, Sin So-mi, Lee Jung-yong, Lee Do-hyeon
Cinematography
Park Jung-hun
Runtime
80 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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