''Sorum'' is a
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
South Korean horror film and the feature film debut of director
Yoon Jong-chan
Yoon Jong-chan (born 1963) is a South Korean film director. He directed ''Sorum'' (2001), ''Blue Swallow (film), Blue Swallow'' (2005), ''I Am Happy'' (2009) and ''My Paparotti'' (2013).
Career
Yoon Jong-chan majored in Film at Hanyang Universi ...
. Starring
Kim Myung-min and
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
, it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building, the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier. The film has been nominated for and won several awards.
Plot
Looking for a new start, a young taxi driver moves into Apt. 504 of an old tenement named Migum Apartments. He soon finds that the previous tenant died mysteriously, and everyone on the floor is connected to the man.
After befriending the neighbor living a few doors down, he falls into an affair that sends them both down a dark path. But there's something else odd about the atmosphere in the run-down building. Does a ghost haunt those living here, or does the evil exist in those left alive?
Cast
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Kim Myung-min as Yong-hyun
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Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
as Sun-yeong
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Gi Ju-bong as writer Lee
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Jo An
Jo Kyung-jin (born November 14, 1982), known professionally as Jo An, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the films ''Lifting King Kong'' (2009) and ''My Little Hero'' (2013), as well as the family drama ''Jolly Widows'' (2009) and ...
as Eun-soo
* Kim Gi-cheon
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Lee Han-wi
* Lee Kwang-gi
* Park Yeong-hoon
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Kim Joo-ryoung
Kim Joo-ryoung (; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original web series ''Squid Game''. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in ...
* Kwon Tae-won
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Choi Woong
Choi Woong (born Choi Sun-woong; December 28, 1986) is a South Korean actor and model. He starred in television series such as ''Secret Love (South Korean TV series), Secret Love'' (2013), and ''Descendants of the Sun'' (2016).
Filmography
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as Writer Lee's son
Awards
2001
Sitges Film Festival
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* Best Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
2001
Busan Film Critics Awards
Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening o ...
* Best New Actor:
Kim Myung-min
* Best New Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
2001
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
* Best Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
2001
Director's Cut Awards
The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers. The KFDN selects winners in the Korean f ...
* Best Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
* Best New Actor:
Kim Myung-min
2002
Fantasporto
Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to Fantasy film, fantasy/Science fiction film, science fiction/Horror film, horror-oriented commercial fe ...
International Fantasy Film
*Best Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
*Best Director:
Yoon Jong-chan
Yoon Jong-chan (born 1963) is a South Korean film director. He directed ''Sorum'' (2001), ''Blue Swallow (film), Blue Swallow'' (2005), ''I Am Happy'' (2009) and ''My Paparotti'' (2013).
Career
Yoon Jong-chan majored in Film at Hanyang Universi ...
*Special Jury Award:
Yoon Jong-chan
Yoon Jong-chan (born 1963) is a South Korean film director. He directed ''Sorum'' (2001), ''Blue Swallow (film), Blue Swallow'' (2005), ''I Am Happy'' (2009) and ''My Paparotti'' (2013).
Career
Yoon Jong-chan majored in Film at Hanyang Universi ...
2002 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
* Best Actress:
Jang Jin-young
Jang Jin-young (; June 14, 1972 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress.
Following Jang's time as a model and participation in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty contest, she began her acting career on television, in the drama ''Angel in My ...
Reception
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Dread Central
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'' wrote, "''Sorum'' is definitely a slow burn", but called the film's "subtle horror" effective.
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2001 films
South Korean horror films
2000s Korean-language films
2001 horror films
South Korean ghost films
2000s ghost films
Films directed by Yoon Jong-chan
2001 directorial debut films
2000s South Korean films
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