Jimseung ui kkut

Mar 17 2011 N/A 1h 54m
Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A pregnant teenager finds herself in a taxi with a passenger who counts down to cataclysm. Cinematic clues that you’re in one movie genre will steer you wrong time and again, as this entrancing and deeply unsettling debut unwinds its small, personal tale of apocalypse with menace and dark humor.

Plot

A strange man hops into a taxi already occupied by Sun-yeong on her way to her mother's home to give birth. THe man speaks gibberish, pretends to know all about the driver and Sun-yeong, and then promptly begins a countdown. When he counts down to 0 the taxi suddenly comes to a stop and they fully fall unconscious. Sun-yeong, now alone in a deserted field, heads towards the Taeryong rest area, believing it to be the only place where she will be able to get in touch with her mother. But a glance around the strange village tells her that anything electrical has come to a standstill and people seem to be disappearing one by one.

Written by

Sung-hee Jo

Directed by

Sung-hee Jo

Production Countries

South Korea

Languages

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
264
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA