When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself! —IMDb
Born in 1972, YIM started making a few short films from 1997. Among them, “Baby “was invited to Venice Film Festival and Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival in 1999. He debuted with his feature < Antarctic Journal > where he explores the mystery of deaths in the severe climate. —asiacue.com
I was expecting 'Tim Burton by way of Asian horror.' And that's basically what I got for about 20 minutes. But this is one of the most unpredictable films I've seen in some time. By the end, director Yim Pil-Sung had dealt with topics as heavy as child abuse/neglect, cannibalism, serial murderers - all while keeping the feel of a dark fairy tale for adults. I can't deny it was an emotional, gut-wrenching experience.
ending kind of sucked. interesting fantastical elements though. i love the idea of a never ending attic
All new lows in contemporary cinema, and not just in S.Korea. Really, some of you want to tell me The Box was horrible?
