According to Korean folk tradition, the 21-day period after childbirth is known as “seire.” During this time, a newborn is vulnerable to bad luck, curses, and even evil spirits. Many superstitions surround these first three weeks, and new mother Hae-mi carefully follows every one of them. Her husband, Woo-jin, reluctantly plays along, but when he attends an ex-girlfriend’s funeral, he unwittingly opens the door to dark supernatural dangers.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic apartment becomes its own suffocating character.
Direction
Park Kang builds dread through silence, not jump scares.
Sound
Unsettling ambient design—babies crying has never sounded this wrong.
Director
Park Kang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seire is genuine Korean postpartum tradition; new mothers traditionally avoid visitors, cold food, and leaving home for 21 days.
Director Park Kang based Woo-jin's character on his own new father anxiety, making the horror deeply personal.
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