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Cinderella

2006 · 94 min

A cold, unsettling beauty-obsessed horror that lingers on faces and mirrors, building quiet dread toward a sad, twisted reveal.

Directed by
Bong Man-dae
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Shin Sae-kyeong, Do Ji-won, Yoo Da-in
Tagline
Beauty is only a cut-away.
Overview
With a renowned plastic surgeon for a mother, Hyun-soo is always surrounded by girls in line for beauty consultations. But her happiness comes to an end as her friends who have received facial surgery from her mother start to commit mysterious suicides by cutting out their faces.

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Directed by
Bong Man-dae
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Shin Sae-kyeong, Do Ji-won, Yoo Da-in
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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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, mystery
Directed by
Bong Man-dae
Written by
Son Kwang-soo
Starring
Shin Sae-kyeong, Do Ji-won, Yoo Da-in, Ahn Gyu-ryun, Ahn Ah-yung, Jeon So-min, Cho Seong-ha, Na Yoon-ju
Music
Hyun Jin-young
Cinematography
Kim Hyun-tae
Runtime
94 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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