Nam Sangmi Movies

A young woman searching for a lost child comes to suspect more than abduction is involved in this horror story from South Korea. Kang Heui-jin (Nam Sang-mi) is a college student who often argues with her mother (Kim Bo-yeon) about religion -- Heui-jin doesn't acknowledge the existence of a supreme being, while her mother is a devout Christian who fears for her soul. When Heui-jin receives word that her 13-year-old sister, So-jin (Shim Eun-gyeong), has gone missing, she comes home to help look for her, even though she's still shaking off an illness. Mother and her friends are certain So-jin has been possessed by the devil, and while Heui-jin thinks this is absurd, she's even more upset by the way the investigating police officer, Tae-hwan (Ryoo Seung-ryong), treats such notions; Tae-hwan is impressed with Heui-jin's tenacity when she gives him a piece of her mind, and together they set out to find the missing child. However, as they interview a number of different neighbors about the disappearance, all of whom have different spiritual views, a strange pattern develops and their suspicions grow when one of So-jin's best friends is found murdered. Bool-sin-ji-ok (aka Possessed) was the first feature film from writer and director Lee Yong-ju, who was previously an assistant to South Korean horror auteur Bong Joon-ho. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

South Korean director Kim Tae-gyun's horror picture Ryeong (AKA The Ghost) concerns Ji-won (Kim Ha-neul), an intelligent and comely young student who suffers from complete amnesia. A mysterious 'accident' befell her, wiping out long term memories of friends, acquaintances, and past events. Then, just as Ji-won begins to struggle with this mnemonic void, and looks ahead to rebuilding her life, her old friends begin dying odd, inexplicable deaths and ghostly, relentless visions plague her. Upon further investigation, Ji-won learns that she and three female friends once forged a tough, invincible quadrumvirate. As the body count surrounding Ji-won rises, and accusers blame her for the occurrences, she begins to delve more aggressively into her past, and disturbing memories come flooding back that explain the rising tide of supernatural vengeance against Ji-won and her friends. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi