Acacia

"Nobody loves me except the acacia tree."

2003 1h 42m KO

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 80

Horror

Synopsis

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A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As the boy settles in to his new home, the tree comes to life. When the family who adopted him becomes pregnant, he is to go back to the orphanage, and horror ensues.

“Nobody loves me except the acacia tree.”

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Cast

Shim Hye-jin
Choi Mi-sook
Jung Hee-tae
Sung-joon
Kim Jin-geun
Kim Do-il
Moon Woo-Bin
Kim Jin-seong
Jung Na-Yoon
Min-ji
Lee Young-hee
Mi-sook's Mother
Kim Mi-kyung
Mother
Park Woong
Professor Kim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Ki-hyung
Writers: Park Ki-hyung, Sung Ki-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Ki-hyung, shot by Oh Hyeon-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Park Ki-hyung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shim Hye-jin and Jung Hee-tae and Kim Jin-geun carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nobody loves me except the acacia tree.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Park Ki-hyung directs. Oh Hyeon-je behind the camera. Park Ki-hyung scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Park Ki-hyung, shot by Oh Hyeon-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Park Ki-hyung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shim Hye-jin and Jung Hee-tae and Kim Jin-geun carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Nobody loves me except the acacia tree.".
9IMDB entry: tt0380164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.