Horror Stories

"If you want to be alive, then tell me..."

2012 1h 48m KO

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 39

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Synopsis

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A teenager is abducted and forced to tell the scariest tales she knows, leading to this anthology of four stories: a brother and sister are under siege while home alone; a killer escapes police custody mid-flight; step-sisters take plastic surgery to nightmarishly macabre extremes; a paramedic and mother standoff over her infected young daughter.

“If you want to be alive, then tell me...”

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Cast

Kim Ji-won
Kidnapped Student
Yoo Yeon-seok
Kidnapper
Kim Hyeon-soo
Sun-yi
No Kang-min
Moon-yi
Um Tae-goo
Deliveryman
Ra Mi-ran
Mother
No Hyeon-hee
English Teacher
Zin Tae-hyun
Park Doo-ho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Min Kyu-dong
Writers: Min Kyu-dong, Kim Gok, Kim Sun
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Horror Stories Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Min Kyu-dong, shot by Yun Nam-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by 이재진. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Son Yeon-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Ji-won and Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you want to be alive, then tell me...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2961768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Min Kyu-dong directs. Yun Nam-joo behind the camera. 이재진 scores. Son Yeon-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Horror Stories Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Min Kyu-dong, shot by Yun Nam-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by 이재진. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Son Yeon-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Ji-won and Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If you want to be alive, then tell me...".
8IMDB entry: tt2961768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.