A city boy visits a remote village to find out the reason behind his father's strange death. The locals are watching his every move and are eager to see him leave. As he starts to investigate, the village's sinister secrets begin to unravel.
Acting
Jung Jae-young's village chief — friendly until suddenly terrifying.
Cinematography
Moss-covered everything; the village itself feels half-buried alive.
Direction
Kang Woo-suk stretches tension like taffy across nearly three hours.
Director
Kang Woo-suk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon — years before he created the global hit 'Misaeng' and 'Hellbound'.
The village's collective silence mirrors real Korean rural communities' historical complicity in covering crimes to preserve 'harmony' — a tension still relevant today.
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