Living Death (film)

Living Death (Korean: 불신지옥 lit. "Distrust Hell", also known as Possessed) is a 2009 South Korean horror film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju.[2][3] The film received 248,503 admissions in South Korea.[4]

Living Death
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
불신지옥
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBulsinji-ok
McCune–ReischauerPulsinji-ok
Directed byLee Yong-ju
Written byLee Yong-ju
Produced byJeong Seung-hye
Lee Jeong-se
Jo Cheol-hyeon
StarringNam Sang-mi
Shim Eun-kyung
Ryu Seung-ryong
Kim Bo-yeon
CinematographyJo Sang-yoon
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byKim Hong-jib
Production
companies
Ahchim Production
DCG Plus
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1,361,570[1]

Plot

A college student named Hee-jin (Nam Sang-mi) returns home when her 14-year-old sister So-jin (Shim Eun-kyung) goes missing. Her mother (Kim Bo-yeon), a fanatic churchgoer, resorts to prayer and refuses to work with the lazy police to find So-jin. Meanwhile, a neighbor commits suicide and leaves a will for So-jin, and Hee-jin hears rumors that her sister had been possessed. The whereabouts of So-jin become increasingly elusive and the dead neighbor begins appearing in Hee-jin's dreams.

Cast

Production

The early working title for the film was Bi-myeong ("Scream"). It was shown during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[5]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
200910th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest New DirectorLee Yong-juWon
46th Grand Bell AwardsBest Supporting ActressKim Bo-yeonNominated
Best ScreenplayLee Yong-juNominated
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards[6]Best Supporting ActressKim Bo-yeonNominated
Best New DirectorLee Yong-juNominated
Best ScreenplayLee Yong-juWon
201046th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest ScreenplayLee Yong-juNominated

References
  1. "Distrust Hell (Bulsinjiok / Scream) (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. "K-FILM REVIEWS: 불신지옥 (Possessed)". Twitch Film. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. Living Death press meeting". Hancinema. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  5. Barton, Steve (20 April 2010). "Tribeca Horrors 2010: Possessed (The Living Death)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. Lee, Hyo-won (3 December 2009). "Closer to Heaven Couple Win Best Acting Nods". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
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