Gi-eok-ui bam (2017)

Jin-Seok (Kang Ha-Neul) moves into a new home with his older brother Yoo-Seok (Kim Moo-Yul), mother (Na Young-Hee) and father (Moon Sung-Geun). Jin-Seok suffers from hypersensitivity, but ... See full summary »

Director:

Hang-jun Zhang

Writer:

Hang-jun Zhang

Stars:

Ha-Neul Kang, Mu-Yeol Kim, Seong-kun Mun

Cast

Credited cast:
Ha-Neul Kang	...	Jin-seok
Mu-Yeol Kim	...	Yoo-seok
Seong-kun Mun
Young-hee Na

Storyline

Jin-Seok (Kang Ha-Neul) moves into a new home with his older brother Yoo-Seok (Kim Moo-Yul), mother (Na Young-Hee) and father (Moon Sung-Geun). Jin-Seok suffers from hypersensitivity, but with medication he is able to live normally. One rainy evening, Jin-Seok sees his older brother being thrown into a van by a group of men. After 19 days of silence, Yoo-Seok returns home, but he doesn't remember anything from his disappearance. Jin-Seok though notices enough changes in his older brother's personality and behavior that he begins to suspect that the person who has returned is not Yoo-Seok. Meanwhile, Jin-Seok keeps hearing sounds from a locked room temporarily storing the previous home owner's belongings.

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Plot Keywords:

new house | forbidden room | limp | revenge | home invasion | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

29 November 2017 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Forgotten

Company Credits

Production Co:

BA Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Blue Christmas
Performed by David Thibault
Courtesy of Productions Martin Leclerc
All Right Reserved, Used by Permission
Original song by Jay Johnson (as Johnson, Jay W.) / Billy Hayes (as Hayes, Billy)
Originally published by Universal Polygram Int. Publishing Inc
Sub Published by Universal Music Publishing Korea

User Reviews

An amazing thriller

Korean cinema in recent years has been ahead of many other countries on the continent, such as Japan, without giving us much time to assimilate it. "Forgotten" is one of the most recent examples of why this evolution has taken place and why many of us are delighted with this type of cinema. The film focuses on the life of a boy who tries to discover the truth behind the kidnapping of his older brother, who returns as a different man after nineteen days of captivity, from which he claims to remember nothing. A film that mixes the psychological thriller with touches of atmospheric terror and plays excellently with the shadows and paranoia of the younger brother during the days of the disappearance. Jang Hang-jun, responsible for the script and direction, knows how to make us feel the anguish of the situation at all times, making the disinformation that we have as a spectator is the same as our protagonist and creating a situation where interest increases every minute that passes. I must also emphasize the excellent performance of both brothers, especially that of the older brother (Kim Mu-Yeol), because he manages to create an insecurity and concern that does not disappear throughout the film. What's happened to him? That is the question that will haunt us at all time, as the film progresses, because the closer we get to its end, the more disoriented and surprised we will find ourselves, making us goose bumps and hitting us with an unsuspected but tremendous outcome. But not only in the script we can check quality, because if we focus on the more technical sections, we will realize that both the sound and photography sections are really well constructed, being vital in the development of many of the scenes and giving an intensity to the set that is well above average. The mastery of rhythm and the steady pulse behind the camera of the whole team make "Forgotten" not just a thriller, but an example of what modern cinema should be like. With' Forgotten', the lovers of the best thriller are in congratulations and the South Korean country claims its good state of form, because in recent years we have seen many examples of great calibre as 'I Saw The Devil', ' New World' or 'The Wailing' among others. Those who look for a good mystery, disturbing settings and stories with ingenious plot twists, should not miss this film.