A childrens beloved fairy tale takes a bizarre & frightening twist in Hansel & Gretel, a blood-spatting fantasy horror from award-winning director Yim Pil Sung ( Antarctic Journal). In the classic Grimm Brothers folk tale of the same name, the two young protagonists happily find their way back home after pushing the evil witch into the burning furnace. But beneath its happy telling lies the disturbing truth that traces roots back to one of historys darkest times when poverty forced many parents to abandon their kids. Drawing from such historical tragedy, the film stretches the audiences imagination by asking, "e;what would have happened if Hansel & Gretel were forever trapped in the dark woods?"e; Breaking all the rules typical of a fairy tale fantasy, director Im deftly weaves the elements of horror into a psychological tale surrounding the misfortunes of abandoned kids who often end up spending the rest of their lives searching for the love that they never had. The film has recently garnered international acclaim & competed at several international film festivals such as the 41st Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival & the 27th Vancouver International Film Festival.
In his last film before heading out to military service, Chun Jeong Myung ( The Aggressives) stars as Eun Soo, who was abandoned by his mother at an early age. While on his way to reunite with his long-lost mother, Eun Soo runs into an accident & loses consciousness. Waking up in the middle of a dark forest, he meets a red-cloaked girl who guides him to her eerie-looking house where he meets her strange family. Though its quite obvious that there are no contacts with the outside world, the house is somehow always filled with toys, sweets, & other unimaginable goodies. Eun Soo soon learns there is no way out of the forest & a few days later, he notices that the children are bringing in more grown-ups from the woods.