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Antarctic Journal

2005 · 114 min

A slow, freezing descent into paranoia where the endless white landscape becomes as terrifying as any monster.

Directed by
Yim Pil-sung
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ji-tae, Park Hee-soon
Tagline
Point of impossibility where the Antarctic becomes madness.
Overview
Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.

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Directed by
Yim Pil-sung
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ji-tae, Park Hee-soon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • madness
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller, mystery
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