South Korea Synopsis
아랑
“Her Spirit Will Be Avenged”
A salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensics. Min has nightmares: a sexual assault that haunts her. She and Lee work well together, but soon two more deaths occur – each mysteriously poisoned, both friends of the ex-con. A fourth friend, a newly married doctor, is a suspect. But what has all this to do with the salt storehouse, a death ten years ago, and a missing girl? Can Min and Lee get to the bottom of it, or is the supernatural beyond a cop's reach?
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The 2000s South Korea Landscape
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Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2006.
The 245th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,197 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #56 of 89 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, The Dream & Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | June 28, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0826031 |