![]() ![]() This doesn’t really cause any problems for the film, and it works perfectly well on its own merits as a fast-paced, blood-soaked and psychotic coming of age tale, with a vein of bleak humour which at times recalls I Saw the Devil, which Park also scripted. Although it’s best not to say too much about the plot, as can be guessed from the film’s title, it’s clearly only part of the story, and it has to be assumed that a fair amount of the narrative serves mainly to lay the groundwork for the sequel – or the next chapter, with the world Park creates having plenty of potential for expansion. Park Hoon-jung, who also scripted, juggles several subplots, and though things do get a bit muddled in places, he manages to keep the film engaging and tense, building up to a huge third act twist which effectively turns everything on its head. The Subversion, and the above synopsis only really covers the first third of the film, before events really start picking up speed. ![]() There’s a lot going on in the awkwardly-titled The Witch: Part 1. With her life thrown into chaos, Ja-yoon starts to wonder who she really is, finding herself in possession of powerful psychic abilities. After she wins the contest, which is screened nationwide, Baek and Choi get back on her trail, and a strange young man (Choi Woo-shik, Train to Busan) starts turning up, hinting that he knows about her past. Ten years later, the girl, now called Ja-yoon (Kim Da-mi), is a normal high school student, who applies to take part in a local talent television show, performing a neat trick with a levitating microphone. and The Showdown), being taken in by an elderly couple. ![]() Baek (Jo Min-su, Pieta) and her right hand man Choi (Park Hee-soon, who worked with the director previously on V.I.P. The film opens with a young girl escaping from a mysterious facility and from the clutches of the sinister Dr. Korean Film Nights 2014: The Year of Film Professionals.‘I’m a very normal person, you shouldn’t be worried if you meet me at night’ – the group interview with Park Hoon-jung. ![]()
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