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The Witch: Part 1 - the Subversion

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The Witch: Part 1 - the Subversion

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Summary

A young girl escapes from a shadowy facility in the middle of nowhere, and is found bloody and unconscious by an elderly couple. She can't remember a thing, not even her name - who is she and what happened to her? Supernatural action thriller, starring Da-mi Kim. In English and Korean with English subtitles

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jamie Healy

A little girl flees a research facility in fear of her life in this action thriller from South Korea, which, like its imperilled heroine, is full of surprises. Taken in by a kindly couple who adopt her, the girl forgets her traumatic formative years, until an appearance on a national talent show alerts her pursuers to her presence. There are shades of David Cronenberg's A History of Violence to Park Hoon-jung's film, which, as the title suggests, is only the beginning of the story of the mysterious and gifted Ja-yoon. The slow-burn suspense of the film's first half is turned on its head in the second hour, which explodes into supernatural violence and out-there revelations. All of this would feel contrived if it wasn't so compelling, helped in no part by Kim Da-mi's transformative performance in the lead. With a carrot-dangling coda that anticipates further twists in the tale, this promises to be the start of an exciting, bloody and outlandish series.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameJa-yoonKim Da-mi Myung-HeeGo Min-Si

Crew

rolenameDirectorPark Hoon-jung

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Languages

English | Korean

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