

Su-mi confronts Eun-joo about the bruises but Eun-joo refuses to apologize for her actions.

She discovers bruises on her sister's arms and suspects Eun-joo is responsible. The next day, she finds family photos which reveal that Eun-joo was formerly an in-home nurse for her then- terminally ill mother. Su-mi has a nightmare of her late mother's ghost. Eun-joo also has a strained relationship with her husband, both of them enduring a sexless marriage. The sisters have a cold reunion with their stepmother, Eun-joo, who constantly requires medication. She is released and returns home to her family's secluded estate in the countryside with her father and younger sister Su-yeon, whom she is protective of. An English-language remake titled The Uninvited was released in 2009 to mixed reviews.Ī teenage girl, Su-mi, is being treated for shock and psychosis in a mental institution. It is the highest-grossing South Korean horror film and the first South Korean picture to be screened in American theatres. The film opened to very positive reviews from critics and won Best Picture at the 2004 Fantasporto Film Festival. The plot focuses on a recently released patient from a mental institution who returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house-all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which has been adapted to film several times. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror- drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. A Tale of Two Sisters ( Korean: 장화, 홍련 RR: Janghwa, Hongryeon lit.
