The Uninvited: A Welcome Guest

A taut, darkly comic hostage thriller that keeps you guessing as unlikely alliances form in a claustrophobic house.

Directed by

Choi Hyeong-ryul

Genres

Thriller

Starring

Jung Gyu-woon, Shim Eun-jin, Suh Zi-eun

Tagline

A fugitive sneaks into a house where an appropriate affair is happening of all places.

Overview

Ji-hoon became a wanted man because of betrayal by one of his colleagues. To avoid being arrested by police, he sneaks into a stranger’s house one day. However, what was happening in the house was that wife walks in on her husband having an affair with another woman? Under the absurd situation, Ji-hoo captures them all as his hostage. The hostage captor has become a welcome guest for the wife, Eun-joo. Eun-joo has dropped by her house to take a short break while holding a funeral. However, she finds two unwelcome guests in the house. One is her friend, who is having an affair with the husband. The other one is the hostage captor, a stranger, whom Eun-joo has never seen before. Nonetheless, the hostage captor is on Eun-joo’s side now, who has no one to lean on.

How it feels

Tense, dark, absurd and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Betrayal, deception, isolation, power

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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