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The Fear of Ancestral Rites

1984 · 92 min

A slow, uneasy haunting that lingers in empty hospital corridors and turns old love into a ghost story.

Directed by
Roh Jin-seup
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Overview
Eun-ji, Mal-suk, and Da-hi live in the dorms of Han-yang Hospital. A series of strange occurrences happen. In the midst of these happenings, Eun-ji surprisingly discovers in her room a necklace she gave to her old boyfriend. In the past, Eun-ji and Baek-chu, the boyfriend, loved each other. But when Baek-chu got severely burned, Eun-ji left him. Baek-chu came after Eun-ji trying to kill her. He missed a step and fell into the ocean and died. With a foreboding premonition, Eun-ji goes to the villa she and Baek-chu frequently stayed in the past. Eun-ji discovers Baek-chu there alive. Eun-ji is thrown into a fire by Baek-chu. When she is half-dead, Baek-chu pulls her out and throws himself into the fire and dies.
How it feels
Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, grief, betrayal, guilt
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Roh Jin-seup
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, mystery
Directed by
Roh Jin-seup
Written by
Go Seong-ui
Starring
Jeong Hyeon-suk, Choi Chong-won, Se-hyeok Jeong, Park In-hui
Runtime
92 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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