A Tale of Two Sisters (KR) (V)

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release date March 29 2005
studio Tartan
director Ji Woon Kim
writer Ji Woon Kim
starring Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun, Jung-ah Yum
tagline Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth
site films.tartanfilmsusa.com/ataleoftwosisters
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Two sisters who, after spending time in a mental institution, return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways, an interfering ghost also affects their recovery.

Official Review

talereview102803 A Tale of Two Sisters (KR) (V)Ji Woon Kim’s horror film is a modern-day story inspired by the folktale of a wicked stepmother persecuting her husband’s daughters Rose and Lotus. Su-mi comes home from the hospital to resume hostilities with her stepmother Eun-ju. The reasons as to why she was there are uncertain but develop as the films progresses. A mental deficiency seems evident and she’s treated as if she needs to get over, and work through, this disorder. Her younger sister Su-yeon seems more intimidated by Eun-ju’s icy graciousness, but Su-mi is openly at war. Their father appears oblivious to the intensity of the emotions swirling around him. As the girls battle their evil stepmother occurrences inside of the house start to happen, something seemingly supernatural. Things go from bad to worse until the day Eun-ju loses it, drags the screaming Su-yeon to a bedroom closet and locks her in, but not all is exactly as it seems. …Read More

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Official Score: 4 / 5