The Quiet Family

"The ruthless comedy."

1998 1h 41m KO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 219

HorrorComedyCrime

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A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.

“The ruthless comedy.”

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Cast

Park In-hwan
Dae-goo
Na Moon-hee
Soon-rye
Choi Min-sik
Chang-goo
Song Kang-ho
Young-min
Lee Yoon-seong
Mi-soo
Go Ho-kyung
Mina
Ji Soo-won
Eun-joo
Lee Ki-young
Killer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Writers: Kim Jee-woon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Jee-woon, shot by Chung Kwang-suk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ko Im-pyo 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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Park In-hwan and Na Moon-hee and Choi Min-sik carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The ruthless comedy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kim Jee-woon directs. Chung Kwang-suk behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kim Jee-woon, shot by Chung Kwang-suk. 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 Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park In-hwan and Na Moon-hee and Choi Min-sik carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The ruthless comedy.".
7IMDB entry: tt0188503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.