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Study hard or die trying — literally. Korean SAT prep has never been this cutthroat.
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Death Bell (2008)

Saw meets SAT cram schoolTorture porn with homeworkLate-2000s Asian horror nostalgia

Overview

HorrorThriller

In a prep-class for year-end exams, a sadistic killer puts the students through mind-games in order to save each other.

Flag of KRKRKorean
Content warning
Academic pressure and meritocracySurvival vs. collective sacrificeClass privilege and resentmentTrauma's cyclical revenge

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gruesome death contraptions built from classroom objects.

Acting

Kim Bum's pretty-boy terror before Boys Over Flowers fame.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own GPA.·Friends: Group watch for screaming at stupid decisions together.
Heads up:Gore: Graphic drowning in water tank, acid burns, electrocution deaths.·Disturbing: Teenagers forced to choose who dies; suicide themes.
Chang

Director

Chang

ReleasedAug 6, 2008
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Mirovision
SK Telecom

Top Cast

Lee Beom-soo

Lee Beom-soo

Hwang Chang-wook

Yoon Jung-hee

Yoon Jung-hee

Choi So-yeong

Nam Gyu-ri

Nam Gyu-ri

Kang Yi-na

Kim Bum

Kim Bum

Kang Hyeon

Son Yeo-eun

Son Yeo-eun

Yoon Myung-hyo

Lee Eol

Lee Eol

Security guard

Kong Jeong-hwan

Kong Jeong-hwan

Lee Chi-yeong

Ham Eun-jung

Ham Eun-jung

Kim Ji-won

Yang Ji-won

Yang Ji-won

Min Hye-yeong

Lee Chae-won

Lee Chae-won

Yeom Ji-hyang

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during South Korea's 'exam hell' crisis; suneung pressure literally drove students to suicide. The horror landed different.

Trivia

Director Chang (Yoon Hong-seung) was a music video director — notice the slick visual style that outclasses the script.

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DEATH BELL Trailer

DEATH BELL Trailer

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Death Bell Collection(2 films)
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Death Bell

2008

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Death Bell 2

2010

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