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Exhuma

2024 · 134 min

A slow-building occult mystery that blends cultural ritual with creeping dread, rewarding patience with visceral supernatural set-pieces.

Directed by
Jang Jae-hyun
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hai-jin
Tagline
The vicious emerges.
Overview
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

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Directed by
Jang Jae-hyun
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hai-jin
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • death
  • fate
  • colonialism
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror, thriller
Directed by
Jang Jae-hyun
Written by
Jang Jae-hyun
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hai-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Jae-chul, Jeon Jin-gi, Kim Sun-young, Kim Ji-an
Music
Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography
Lee Mo-gae
Runtime
134 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean, Japanese, English

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