Seire (Korean: 세이레) is a 2021 South Korean horror film directed by Park Kang and starring Seo Hyun-woo, Ryu Abel, Shim Eun-woo, Ko Eun-min and Kim Woo-kyum.
| Seire | |
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| Directed by | Park Kang |
| Written by | Park Kang |
| Starring |
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| Distributed by | Film Movement |
Release date | October 2021 (Busan International Film Festival) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
The film premiered at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021.[1] The film will receive a theatrical release in 2022.[2][3]
Seire won FIPRESCI award at 26th Busan International Film Festival.
Alain Elliot of Nerdly rated the film 4 stars out of 5, calling it "the perfect showcase of how to blend old tales and folklore in a modern setting and telling real stories that are relevant now".[4]
Chad Collins of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a haunting, austere ghost story."[5]
Neil Young of Screen Daily wrote a positive review of the film, stating that it "balances psychological probings and potentially supernatural elements in deliberately disorienting and accomplished fashion."[1]
Panos Kotzathanasis of HanCinema gave the film a positive review, writing, "The overall minimalism with the occasional splashes of visually impressive moments appears to be a well-fitted approach for the "new generation" of horror films, along with the combination of a number of art-house elements, as the richness in context."[6]
Sean Parker of Horror Obsessive wrote a positive review of the film.[7]