- DIR. KIM JEE-WOON
- CAST. LIM SOO-JUNG, MOON GEUN-YOUNG, YEOM JEONG-A
- YEAR. 2003
- COUNTRY. SOUTH KOREA
- RUN-TIME.115 MINS
- RATING. 18
Doors - 6.30pm
Film - 7pm
Following the death of their mother, Su-Mi and Su-Yeon return home from a spell at a mental institution to live with their father and stepmother. No sooner have they returned than disturbing and inexplicable events start to occur and the sisters become convinced that their obsessive and unhinged stepmother is keeping a terrible secret. Based on the old Korean folk tale Jangha and Hongryun, A Tale of Two Sisters was a huge hit on release, and the first Korean horror to see an American release.
Also showing as part of this season: Oldboy, Save the Green Planet, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, Woman is the Future of Man, The Host
“Masterfully manipulative and bloody scary... this eerie chiller is a triumph of sustaining atmosphere”
“Cinema that holds The atmosphere of mounting dread is matched by just-right performances, design and cameraworkedge of cold steel against your throat”
“A classy entry in the East Asian psycho-horror stakes”
“A triumph of stylish, darkly absurdist horror that even manages to strike a chord of Shakespearean tragedy – and evokes a sense of wonder anew at all the terrible things people do to themselves and each other”