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The Mimic

2017 · 100 min

A slow, sorrowful horror that wraps you in mist and grief, using sound and silence to unsettle more than gore.

Directed by
Huh Jung
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Yum Jung-ah, Park Hyuk-kwon, Heo Jin
Tagline
Don't follow its voice.
Overview
The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods, but soon begins to wonder if she is even human.

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Directed by
Huh Jung
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Yum Jung-ah, Park Hyuk-kwon, Heo Jin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Huh Jung
Written by
Huh Jung
Starring
Yum Jung-ah, Park Hyuk-kwon, Heo Jin, Shin Rin-a, Lee Jun-hyeok, Lee Ju-won, Kil Hae-yeon, Susanna Noh
Music
Kim Hong-jip, Lee Jin-hee
Cinematography
Kim Il-yeon
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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