Whispering Corridors

"Inside this school down these corridors, within the whispers lies the secrets and the sins."

1998 1h 45m KO

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Synopsis

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The ghost of a student who died at a Korean school comes back to seek vengeance and protect her friends.

“Inside this school down these corridors, within the whispers lies the secrets and the sins.”

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Cast

Lee Mi-yeon
Heo Eun-young
Kim Gyu-ri
Lim Ji-oh
Choi Kang-hee
Yoon Jae-yi
Park Jin-hee
Park So-young
Yoon Ji-hye
Kim Jung-sook
Kim Min-joung
Chatter
Lee Yong-nyeo
Park Gi-suk
Kim Yu-seok
Art Teacher

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Ki-hyung
Writers: Park Ki-hyung, Jung-Ok In
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Whispering Corridors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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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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CAST

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Lee Mi-yeon and Kim Gyu-ri and Choi Kang-hee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Inside this school down these corridors, within the whispers lies the secrets and the sins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0241073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Park Ki-hyung directs. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Whispering Corridors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Mi-yeon and Kim Gyu-ri and Choi Kang-hee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Inside this school down these corridors, within the whispers lies the secrets and the sins.".
8IMDB entry: tt0241073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "high school", "friendship", "haunting", "bullying".

The technical file

Editing: Hahm Sung-won
Costume design: Lee Jin-hee
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Budget: $600,000
Original language: KO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Whispering Corridors (1998)

Part of

Whispering Corridors Collection

The "Whispering Corridors" series (Korean title "Yeogo goedam" lit. translation "Girl's High School") uses an all girl's high school as the backdrop for each of its films. Characters, setting, and stories are different for each of the films released under the "Whispering Corridors" title.