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Release Year1986
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageKorean
CertificationNR
GenresMystery, Horror
Votes1
DirectorKim In-soo
WritersKim In-soo
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsFestival of Fear
About Festival of Fear
Keum-ji was born with a hideous face due to some medicine her mother took while she was pregnant with her. Keum-ji grew up under much abuse while she watched her twin sister, Mi-kyung, receives all their parents' love. Her resentment is strong. Keum-ji develops a high level of concentration until it grows into a supernatural power which she uses to try to find her life. One day, Keum-ji has some plastic surgery done. She looks like Mi-kyung but Mi-kyung ends up looking hideous like Keum-ji once did. The two twin sisters are psychologically and physically linked, sharing a single fate. With their mother, Hye-won, begging her husband to return Mi-kyung to her former self, the husband is very conflicted but chooses Mi-kyung in the end.
Directed by Kim In-soo, Festival of Fear leans on a strong ensemble — Ma Hung-sik, Cheon Eun-gyeong, Park Ki-teak — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1986.
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