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The Closet

2020 · 98 min

A somber, dread-soaked haunting that trades jump scares for creeping sorrow and a surprisingly tender core.}{.

Directed by
Kim Kwang-bin
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Heo Yool
Tagline
It's calling you.
Overview
After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.

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Directed by
Kim Kwang-bin
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Heo Yool
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Kim Kwang-bin
Written by
Kim Kwang-bin
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Heo Yool, Kim Sia, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Soo-jin, Park Sung-woong, Kang Shin-chul
Music
Cho Young-wuk
Cinematography
Choi Chan-min
Runtime
98 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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