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The Sin

2024 · 102 min

A creeping, claustrophobic horror that traps you in an abandoned school with a film crew as unseen forces tighten their grip.

Directed by: Han Dong-seok
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Starring: Kim Yoon-hye, Song Yi-jae, Park Ji-hoon

Tagline: We're all demons thanks to you
Overview: A group of actors and production staff, upon arriving at a rural abandoned school for filming, find themselves enveloped in a mysterious energy from the first day of filming itself. The situation takes a drastic turn after they encounter an entity that should not have been awakened. They now strive to escape from it.

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Directed by: Han Dong-seok
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Starring: Kim Yoon-hye, Song Yi-jae, Park Ji-hoon

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: isolation
survival
mystery
faith
fate
Places: school
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, fantasy, mystery
Directed by: Han Dong-seok
Written by: Han Dong-seok
Starring: Kim Yoon-hye, Song Yi-jae, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Sang-ah, Kim Bit-na-rae, Yoon Ha-young, Ko Na-young
Cinematography: Moon Sang-won
Runtime: 102 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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