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A Tale of Two Sisters is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Kim Jee-woon released in USA on 17 december 2004 with Im Soo-jeong
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
장화, 홍련
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 december 2004
Length 1h55
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
OriginCoree du sud
Themes Films about altered memories, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Ghost films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Rating70%
A Tale of Two Sisters (Hangul: 장화, 홍련; RR: Janghwa, Hongryeon; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty folktale entitled "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon", which has been adapted to film several times. The plot focuses on two sisters who, after returning home from a psychiatric hospital, experience increasingly disturbing events involving both them and their stepmother.
A Tale of Two Sisters opened to very positive critical review and won Best Picture at the 2004 Fantasporto Film Festival. It is both the highest-grossing Korean horror film and the first to be screened in American theatres. An American remake titled The Uninvited was released in 2009.
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The movie opens in a mental institution where a girl named Su-mi is being treated for shock and psychosis. She is questioned by a doctor who asks if she can speak about the day that led her to being admitted to the hospital.Actors
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