In the isolated village of Goksung, an inexplicable plague descends upon the community, leaving its victims marked by crimson boils and violent, unhinged behavior. Officer Jong-gu (Kwak Do-won) is drawn into a labyrinth of fear and suspicion, first attributing the deaths to mundane causes, then to the enigmatic presence of a Japanese stranger (Jun Kunimura) who lingers at the margins of every horror. When Jong-gu’s daughter succumbs to the same terrifying affliction, the family turns to a charismatic shaman (Hwang Jung-min), whose ritualistic exorcisms offer a tenuous bridge between the village’s mortal anxieties and the malevolent forces that haunt its shadows. A haunting meditation on faith, superstition, and the unknowable, this film lingers long after the final rites are performed.
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, the film starts at the advertised time above.
