Acacia (2003) Akasia (original title)

Director:

Ki-hyeong Park

Writer:

Ki-hyeong Park (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

After unsuccessfully trying to have a baby of their own, Dr. Kim Do-il and his father convince his wife Choi Mi-sook to adopt a child in an orphanage...

Plot Keywords:

Tree | Boy | Ant | Orphan | Animal Attack

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Hye-jin Shim	...	Choi, Mi-sook
Jin-geun Kim	...	Kim, Do-il
Oh-bin Mun	...	Kim, Jin-seong
Na-yoon Jeong	...	Min-ji
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hee-tae Jeong
Jong-hwan Son

Directed by
Ki-hyeong Park

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ki-hyeong Park		writer

Produced by
Sungkyu Kang	....	co-producer
Ki-hyeong Park	....	co-producer
Yeong-shik Yu	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Man-Sik Choi

Cinematography by
Hyeon-je Oh

Film Editing by
Seong-weon Ham

Distributors

• Bir Film (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2003) (USA) (all media)
• Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Tartan Video USA
• Tartan Video (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Akasia" - South Korea (original title)
"Root of Evil" - USA (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | South Korea:15 | USA:R | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Just because it is Asian horror doesn't mean it's good...

From the acclaim it got I was expecting more from a Korean horror if it's going to be viewed in the same caliber as A Tale of Two Sisters, as some other reviews have stated. This movie isn't in the same caliber except in budget spent on special effects. Think Amytiville horror. With a tree and sparse dialogue.

If you're going to have a movie with limited dialogue, the plot line and characters have to carry the film. This film could have been told quite well in a 30 minute short film concept, 2 hours with a lot of staring at trees and terror scenes that make you not only not scared, but detract in a "What the..." sort of way does not a good horror movie make.

Those people who are stating that this film gave them lasting impressions must literally have heart attacks when decent horror films lay it in.