A Blood Pledge

"We're gathered here to pledge to die together."

2009 1h 28m KO

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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Four friends pledge to commit suicide together but while standing on the ledge, only one of them actually jumps. Her ghost begins to haunt the remaining friends until the pledge is fulfilled.

“We're gathered here to pledge to die together.”

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Cast

Oh Yeon-seo
Eugene
Jang Kyoung-ah
Unjoo
Son Eun-seo
Soy
Song Chae-yun
Eun-young
Yoo Dam-hee
Jung-un
Park Ga-hee
Ju-yeon
Park Jung-yoon
Jung-yoon
Kim Su-hyeon
Min-ju

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Jong-yong
Writers: Lee Jong-yong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $3M — a 27.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Jong-yong, shot by Kang Seung-gi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Kyoung-ah and Son Eun-seo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Jong-yong directs. Kang Seung-gi behind the camera. Kim Jae-beom cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $3M — a 27.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
4Released 17 years ago.
5Part of the "Whispering Corridors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Lee Jong-yong, shot by Kang Seung-gi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Oh Yeon-seo and Jang Kyoung-ah and Son Eun-seo carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "We're gathered here to pledge to die together.".
10IMDB entry: tt1565058 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kang Seung-gi
Editing: Kim Jae-beom
Production design: Jeon In-han
Makeup / hair: Park Sun-ji
VFX supervisor: Yoon Jae-hun
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Budget: $125,000
Box office: $3,470,000
Return: 2776% of budget
Original language: KO
IMDB: A Blood Pledge (2009)

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.