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Arang

  • 20062006
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.4K
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Arang (2006)
  • Horror
  • Thriller
A salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspen... Read allA salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensics. Min has nightmares: a sexual assault that ha... Read allA salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensics. Min has nightmares: a sexual assault that haunts her. She and Lee work well together, but soon two more deaths occur - each mysterious... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sang-hoon Ahn
  • Writers
    • Sang-hoon Ahn
    • Seon-ju Jeong
    • Lee Jung-Sub
  • Stars
    • So-yeong Choo
    • Lee Dong-Wook
    • Lim Il-Gyu
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  • Director
    • Sang-hoon Ahn
  • Writers
    • Sang-hoon Ahn
    • Seon-ju Jeong
    • Lee Jung-Sub
  • Stars
    • So-yeong Choo
    • Lee Dong-Wook
    • Lim Il-Gyu
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    • 8User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    So-yeong Choo
    Lee Dong-Wook
    Lee Dong-Wook
    • Hyun-kias Hyun-ki
    Lim Il-Gyu
    Lim Il-Gyu
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Won-joong Jung
    Hae-in Kim
    Jong-su Lee
    • Dong-minas Dong-min
    Ju-hwan Lim
    Ju-hwan Lim
    • Hyun-ki (young)as Hyun-ki (young)
    Kim Ok-bin
    Kim Ok-bin
    Jin-ho Son
    • Gam Sik-banas Gam Sik-ban
    • (as Jin-ho Song)
    Song Yun-ah
    Song Yun-ah
    • So-youngas So-young
    • Director
      • Sang-hoon Ahn
    • Writers
      • Sang-hoon Ahn
      • Seon-ju Jeong
      • Lee Jung-Sub
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    7/10
    This movie deserves a much higher rating
    When I read about "Arang" I thought it was a thriller about two cops catching some serial killer. To my surprise it turns out to be horror movie. OK,I must admit that it is not entirely original in using a Asian long haired girl as a ghost. To be fair it remains creepy. Even if I have seen it a dozen times earlier in other Asian horror flicks. The long black hair,the scary eyes,the pale face. Can you honestly say that such a sight doesn't get to you. As long as all the other elements of the movie go into another direction thus creating a different kind of experience I don't see the harm in using this ghost. Most of the movie is quite fast paced and very slick. The thing I liked about this movie was the fact that they play around with the different genres. At one hand it seems to be a horror movie and on the other hand the supernatural elements easily can be dismissed when some evidence is given to explain the audience that what we have seen did not happen. It does require some imagination and you have to be forgiving in order to accept all of this. Not being sure if the ghost is real or not is part of the fun. The twists and turns make sure of it that we keep guessing until the end. Quite a lot of scares and tricks may have been borrowed from other movies. But in combination with some clever plot twists and good acting "Arang" does offer an original and fun viewing experience!
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    • Jul 10, 2007

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2006 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Аран
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production company
      • The Dream & Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,150,498
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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