The Closet

"It's calling you."

2020 1h 38m KO

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 212

HorrorThriller

Synopsis

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After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.

“It's calling you.”

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Cast

Ha Jung-woo
Sang-won
Kim Nam-gil
Kyung-hoon
Heo Yool
Ina
Kim Sia
Myung-jin
Shin Hyun-been
Seung-hee
Kim Soo-jin
Myung-jin's Mother
Park Sung-woong
Myung-jin's Father
Kang Shin-chul
Do-hyun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Kwang-bin
Writers: Kim Kwang-bin
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Kwang-bin, shot by Choi Chan-min. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ha Jung-woo and Kim Nam-gil and Heo Yool carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's calling you.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11727052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Kwang-bin directs. Choi Chan-min behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Kwang-bin, shot by Choi Chan-min. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ha Jung-woo and Kim Nam-gil and Heo Yool carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's calling you.".
7IMDB entry: tt11727052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Choi Chan-min
Original score: Cho Young-wuk
Editing: Kim Sang-bum
Production design: Park Elhen
Costume design: Chae Kyung-hwa
Makeup / hair: Kim Ho-sik
VFX supervisor: Kim Shin-chul
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: KO
Certification (US): 14
IMDB: The Closet (2020)

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What people are saying

Tomas Tom2021-02-13
★ 7/10
A film that is definitely worth watching with a good story and a relatively good atmosphere. Definitely don't expect a movie hit, but you certainly won't be bored or at least I wasn't bored. It's not a movie where there is a lot of blood and film effects, but it's a cool horror movie and you're sure to find your fans who love ghost horror. And the film's conclusion was also quite successful, about how some people can be cruel to their own children. I definitely recommend this film to anyone who likes ghost horror movies.

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