

A woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.
Acting
Kim Min-hee's dual performance still haunts me
Direction
Byun builds dread through mundane spaces
Writing
Every clue recontextualizes everything

Director
Byun Young-joo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Miyabe Miyuki's novel 'Kasha,' which won Japan's top mystery award before this Korean adaptation.
Byun was one of few female directors in Korean cinema at the time; her gaze on male obsession feels deliberately interrogative.