''Living Death'' ( lit. "Distrust Hell", also known as ''Possessed'') is a 2009

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

written and directed by

Lee Yong-ju Lee Yong-ju (born June 6, 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Filmography *''A.F.R.I.K.A.'' (2002) - production dept *''Memories of Murder'' (2003) - assistant director *''Spider Forest'' (2004) - production de ...

. The film received 248,503 admissions in South Korea.

Plot

A college student named Hee-jin (

Nam Sang-mi Nam Sang-mi (born May 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Career Nam Sang-mi was working in a Lotteria restaurant near Hanyang University in the fall of 2001 when someone posted her personal photos on the internet. Her popularity as an ulzzang ...

) returns home when her 14-year-old sister So-jin (

Shim Eun-kyung Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in the box office hits '' Sunny'' (2011), ''Miss Granny'' (2014) and ''Fabricated City'' (2017), as well as television series ''Naeil's Cantabile'' (2014). In 2020, s ...

) goes missing. Her mother (

Kim Bo-yeon Kim Bo-yeon (born Kim Bok-soon on December 31, 1957) is a South Korean actress. Career Kim Bo-yeon graduated from Anyang High School of Arts, and on the principal's recommendation, she was cast in her acting debut, the film ''A Season of Bloom ...

), a fanatic churchgoer, resorts to prayer and refuses to work with the lazy police to find So-jin. Meanwhile, a neighbor commits suicide and leaves a will for So-jin, and Hee-jin hears rumors that her sister had been possessed. The whereabouts of So-jin become increasingly elusive and the dead neighbor begins appearing in Hee-jin's dreams.

Cast

Production

The early working title for the film was ''Bi-myeong'' ("Scream"). It was shown during the 2010

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Awards and nominations

References

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* * * * * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, possessed_2009, Possessed 2009 horror films South Korean horror films South Korean mystery films Religious horror films Films about suicide Films about spirit possession Films directed by Lee Yong-ju 2000s Korean-language films 2009 films Showbox films 2009 directorial debut films 2000s South Korean films