The Cursed Lesson

2020 1h 33m KO

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★4.5TMDB · 16

Horror

Synopsis

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Online fashion model Hyo-jeong faces imminent threat of being unemployed because of the younger and more fashionable generation coming after her. While relying on surgical procedures and treatments, Hyo-jeong hears about a mysterious yoga class that helps make perfect body shape from her old high school classmate, Ga-yeong. Hyo-jeong eventually attends the yoga class with three classmates: Mi-yeon, a boxer who failed to keep her body fit, Ji-won, who has unstable mental condition, and Ye-na, a movie star who is morbidly obsessed with her appearance. Meanwhile, police start to investigate the enigma behind this yoga class after finding out that a murder in the neighborhood was committed by a woman named Bo-ra, a former yoga class student.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Chae-young
Hyo-jeong
Choi Cheol-ho
Seong-min
Han Se-min
Ji-won
Kim In-seo
Yoo-jin
Jo Jung-min
Mi-yeon
Jung Joo-yeon
Ga-young
Kan Mi-youn
Bo-ra
Bae Soo-kyung
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juhn Jai-hong
Writers: Juhn Jai-hong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Juhn Jai-hong, shot by Lee Du-hoon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jung Jin-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lee Chae-young and Choi Cheol-ho and Han Se-min carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13478812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Juhn Jai-hong directs. Lee Du-hoon behind the camera. Park In-young scores. Jung Jin-hee cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Part of the "요가학원 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Juhn Jai-hong, shot by Lee Du-hoon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Park In-young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jung Jin-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Chae-young and Choi Cheol-ho and Han Se-min carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt13478812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.