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Into the Mirror is a sud coréen film of genre Thriller released in france in DVD on 24 april 2006 with Yu Ji-tae
Into the Mirror (2003)
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Add to a movie listInto the Mirror (Hangul: 거울 속으로) is a 2003 South Korean horror film about a series of grisly deaths in a department store, all involving mirrors, and the troubled detective who investigates them. It was the debut film of director Kim Sung-ho.
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After accidentally causing the death of his partner during a hostage situation, Wu Young-min quits the police force to work for his uncle as head security of Dreampia, an immense shopping center. Dreampia is currently in the rebuilding stages as a fire destroyed parts of it five years ago. The re-opening was scheduled in a few days, until some strange murders begin to occur in the building. It seems that the victims, all employees of the mall, have committed suicide in very gruesome and unconventional ways.Actors
Yu Ji-tae
(Woo Yeong-min)
Kim Myung-min
(Ha Hyun-su)
Gi Ju-bong
(Jeong Il-seong)
Jung Eun-pyo
(Kim Il-hwan)
Lee Young-jin
Oh Jung-se
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