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| Hangul | 소름 |
| Revised Romanization | Soreum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sorǔm |
| Directed by | Yoon Jong-chan |
| Produced by | Hwang Pil-seon |
| Written by | Yoon Jong-chan |
| Starring | Kim Myung-min Jang Jin-young |
| Music by | Park Jeong-ho Yoon Min-hwa |
| Cinematography | Hwang Seo-sik |
| Edited by | Kyung Min-ho |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Sorum is a 2001 South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director Yoon Jong-chan. Starring Kim Myung-min and Jang Jin-young, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier. The film has been nominated for and won several awards.[1][2][3]
Plot
Looking for a new start, a young taxi driver moves into Apt. 504 of an old tenement named Migum Apartments. He soon finds that the previous tenant died mysteriously, and everyone on the floor is connected to the man.
After befriending the neighbor living a few doors down, he falls into an affair that sends them both down a dark path. But there's something else odd about the atmosphere in the run-down building. Does a ghost haunt those living here, or does the evil exist in those left alive?
Cast
- Kim Myung-min as Yong-hyun
- Jang Jin-young as Sun-yeong
- Gi Ju-bong as writer Lee
- Jo An as Eun-soo
- Kim Gi-cheon
- Lee Han-wi
- Lee Kwang-gi
- Park Yeong-hoon
- Kim Ju-ryeong
- Kwon Tae-won
- Choi Woong as Writer Lee's son
Awards
2001 Sitges Film Festival
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
2001 Busan Film Critics Awards
- Best New Actor: Kim Myung-min
- Best New Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
2001 Director's Cut Awards
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best New Actor: Kim Myung-min
2002 Fantasporto International Fantasy Film
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
- Best Director: Yoon Jong-chan
- Special Jury Award: Yoon Jong-chan
2002 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
- Best Actress: Jang Jin-young
Reception
Dread Central wrote, "Sorum is definitely a slow burn", but called the film's "subtle horror" effective.[4]
References
- ^ Kim, Kyu-hyun (27 March 2006). "Sorum – Korean thriller captures true spirit of classic film noir". OhmyNews International. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Sorum". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Paik, Peter Y. "Sorum". The Film Journal. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Butane, Johnny (4 August 2005). "Sorum (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
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