Loner (DVD) (Korea Version) DVD Region 3
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After her best friend's suicide, teen Soo Na (Ko Eun Ah) suddenly locks herself in her bedroom, refusing to come out, and begins to exhibit strange and suicidal behavior. Her uncle Se Jin (Jung Yoo Suk) can hear her talking and interacting in her room as if someone else is there. Worried about his niece, Se Jin asks his fiancee Yoon Mi (Chae Min Seo), a psychologist who specializes in hikikomori, for help. Is Soo Na suffering from psychological problems, or is there a more sinister force driving her behavior? Searching for answers, Se Jin and Yoon Mi uncover a shocking family secret.
This edition comes with making of, press conference, poster shoot, and other extras.
Technical Information
Product Title: | Loner (DVD) (Korea Version) Loner (DVD) (韓國版) Loner (DVD) (韩国版) ひとりぼっち (韓国版) 외톨이 (한국판) |
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Also known as: | Hikikomori / Orphaned Hikikomori / Orphaned Hikikomori / Orphaned Hikikomori / Orphaned Hikikomori / Orphaned |
Artist Name(s): | Jung Yoo Suk (Actor) | Ko Eun Ah (Actor) | Chae Min Seo (Actor) Jung Yoo Suk (Actor) | 高恩雅 (Actor) | 蔡民曙 (Actor) Jung Yoo Suk (Actor) | 高恩雅 (Actor) | 蔡民曙 (Actor) チョン・ユソク (Actor) | コ・ウナ (Actor) | チェ・ミンソ (Actor) 정 유석 (Actor) | 고은아 (Actor) | 채민서 (Actor) |
Director: | Park Jae Sik Park Jae Sik Park Jae Sik パク・ジェシク 박재식 |
Release Date: | 2008-12-05 |
Language: | Korean |
Subtitles: | English, Korean |
Place of Origin: | South Korea |
Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
Disc Format(s): | DVD |
Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
Publisher: | Fantom Korea |
Other Information: | 1Disc |
Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1013741304 |
Product Information
* Sound Mix : Dolby 2.o & 5.1
* Extras :
- <외톨이> 제작과정
- 히키코모리
- 제작발표회
- 포스터 촬영현장
- 본예고(textless, texted)
- 스팟(textless, texted)
* Director : 박재식
- 치명적 히키코모리 공포 스릴러
<검은 집>의 사이코 패스를 잇는 2008년 새로운 공포 트랜트 ‘히키코모리’
그들의 섬뜩한 비밀이 스크린을 통해 공개된다!
지난 해 마음이 없는 존재들인 ‘사이코패스’에 두려움을 느꼈다면 올 2008년 관객들은 이유 없이 죽음을 만드는 외로운 사람들 ‘히키코모리’(은둔형 외톨이)로 더욱 업그레이드 된 공포를 맛보게 될 것이다. 영화 <외톨이>는 한국영화 최초로 ‘히키코모리’를 소재로 한 공포 스릴러. 일본을 비롯 최근 한국에서도 ‘히키코모리’들의 묻지마 살해 사건이 벌어지고 있어 이들에 대한 관심은 당분간 지속될 전망이다. 특히 이들은 특정한 대상이나 목적을 가지고 살인을 저지르는 것이 아니라 그야말로 무차별 살인을 감행하고 있어 그 공포감을 더하고 있다. 영화 <외톨이>는 가장 가까이에 있지만 그 동안 철저하게 베일에 싸여있던 새로운 공포의 대상인 ‘히키코모리’ 전면에 내세움으로써 2008년 최고의 충격과 공포를 선사할 것이다.
천사 같은 소녀 고은아의 치명적 히키코모리로의 파격 변신!
<리턴>의 정유석, <가발>의 채민서까지 충무로가 주목하는 젊은 피들의 뭉쳤다!
<잔혹한 출근>, <사랑방 선수와 어머니>를 통해 외모와 연기력을 겸비한 신세대 스타로 떠오른 고은아가 그 동안의 상큼하고 발랄했던 이미지를 벗고 ‘치명적인 매력를 지닌 히키코모리’로 변신한다. 천사 같은 소녀에서 주변 사람을 공포로 몰고 가는 ‘히키코모리’로 변화해가는 이중적인 연기를 완벽하게 소화하며 충무로의 유망주로써 제 몫을 톡톡히 해낸 것. 또한 <너는 내 운명>에서 은하(전도연)을 괴롭히는 전 남편 천수, <리턴>에서 이성적인 마취과 전문의 장석호 역으로 탄탄한 연기력을 인정받은 정유석, <가발>을 통해 인상적인 공포 연기를 보여주었던 채민서까지 가세한 영화 <외톨이>는 이들의 색깔 있는 연기 대결만으로도 화제를 모을 예정. 단 번에 스타덤에 오르지 않고 차근차근 연기력을 쌓아가며 진정한 배우로 인정받고 있는 영화 <외톨이>의 주연 3인방은 최근 배우 기근에 시달리는 한국영화계에 새로운 활로를 제시하게 될 것이다.
한 소녀를 끔찍한 히키코모리로 만든 가족의 비밀
치밀한 구성과 충격적 반전의 2008년 최고의 웰메이드 공포 스릴러
천사 같았던 한 소녀가 갑작스럽게 ‘히키코모리’가 되어 가족과 주변 사람 모두를 공포로 몰고 간다! 그러나 영화 <외톨이>에는 또 다른 공포가 존재한다. 그것은 바로 그녀의 이상증세를 받아드리는 가족들의 반응. 그녀의 문을 열려고 하는 가족들의 비밀로 가득 찬 행동은 과연 그들이 그녀의 보호자인지 아니면 침입자인지에 대한 의심을 불러일으킨다. 영화 <외톨이>는 자극적이고 말초적인 공포 영화의 전형에서 벗어나 가족의 비밀이라는 미스터리함을 가미하여 다층적인 재미를 선사한다. 이는 밀도 높은 구성과 스토리로 러닝 타임 내내 관객들의 긴장감을 자아내는 한편 마지막에 밝혀지는 그 비밀의 실체를 통해 충격적 반전의 쾌감을 선사하고 있는 것. 영화 <외톨이>는 다양한 재미가 공존하는 웰메이드 작품으로 침체에 빠진 한국 공포 스릴러 영화 시장을 부활 시킬 진정한 승부처가 될 것이다.
함부로 문을 열지 마라! 어떤 위기가 닥칠지 모른다!
비밀로 가득한 ‘히키코모리’의 방에서 펼쳐지는 색다른 공포
국내에서 흥행에 성공한 공포 영화로 꼽히는 <장화, 홍련>, <검은 집>의 공통점은? 바로 작품의 공포감을 극대화시키는 공간이 주는 이미지. <장화, 홍련>의 고풍스럽지만 음침한 별장과 작품의 타이틀 롤이자 보는 것만으로도 섬뜩함을 자아내는 <검은 집>의 낡은 저택은 영화만큼이나 화제가 되었다. 영화 <외톨이> 는 비밀로 가득한 ‘히키코모리’의 방을 공개함으로써 전작들을 뛰어넘는 색다른 공간 공포를 선보일 예정이다. 단 세 명의 가족만 살고 있는 고급 대저택 속에 존재하는 외부와 완전히 차단된 히키코모리의 방. 그 누구도 들어갈 수 없는 곳이기 때문에 더욱 궁금함을 자아내는 그 곳에서는 눈으로는 믿을 수 없는 기이한 현상들이 벌어지고 문을 열려고 하는 이들에게는 끔찍한 죽음의 위기에 직면하게 하는 등 그 자체 만으로도 공포의 대상이 될 것이다.
방문이 닫히는 순간
소녀의 마음도 닫혀버렸다!
비록 삼촌과 할머니뿐인 가족이지만 부족할 것이 살아온 17세 소녀 수나(고은아).
단짝 친구의 죽음 이후 방문을 잠근 채 히키코모리가 되어버린 그녀는 방안에 틀어박혀 알 수 없는 존재와 대화를 하고 가족의 눈앞에서 자살을 시도하는 등 끔찍한 행동을 보이기 시작한다.
천사 같은 소녀를
끔찍한 히키코모리로 만든 가족의 비밀
수나의 위협이 계속될수록 더욱 불안에 떠는 그녀의 가족들
삼촌 세진(정유석)의 애인이자 히키코모리 전문의인 윤미(채민서)는 수나의 이상행동 뒤에는 그녀의 가족과 얽혀있는 어떤 비밀이 있다는 것을 직감하고 그 실체를 파헤치기 시작한다.
마침내 수나의 방문이 열리고 상황은 상상조차 할 수 없는 끔찍한 결말을 향해 달려가는데..
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Professional Review of "Loner (DVD) (Korea Version)"
Korean horror has always strived to capture the zeitgeist, with films from the original teen issue chiller Whispering Corridors through to the recent plastic surgery themed Cinderella trying to make creepy use of current issues. Adding to this trend is Loner, whose alternate title Hikikomori refers to the Japanese term used to describe young people who completely isolate themselves from the world, locking themselves away in their rooms. All issues of sensitivity aside, as the starting premise for a horror film, the condition is a natural fit, not least since it taps into the kind of motifs popular in modern Asian horror, conjuring images of wild haired, ghoulish youths lurking around in dark rooms and closets, quite possibly just waiting to reach out and grab anyone who walks past and no doubt harbouring some manner of homicidal grudge. The plot begins with young student Soo Na (actress Ko Eun Ah, also in Swindler in My Mom's House) having a very bad time of it as her best friend is driven to suicide by cruel bullies and the sudden arrival of a mysterious woman starts to tear her family apart. All this pressure drives the poor girl over the edge, and she shuts herself away in her room, refusing to come out or to talk to anyone. Her beloved uncle Se Jin (Jung Yoo Suk, You Are My Sunshine) tries his best to help, though it soon becomes painfully obvious that he is keeping dark secrets from her. After he proves unable to help and Soo Na gets worse, talking to a friend that no one else can see, it falls to Se Jin's fiancee Yoon Mi (Chae Min Seo of The Wig), a psychiatrist who specialises in trying to treat hikikomori, to try and save the poor girl. Meanwhile, the bodies are starting to pile up, and it appears that something far more sinister may be going on. Although the premise quite naturally lends itself to sudden scares, director Park Jae Sik aims for a more psychological and character driven approach, in a similar style to other recent genre films such as The Wig and The Red Shoes. As such, the plot resembles a complex and twisted soap opera, revolving around a series of revelations about Soo Na's family. Whilst none of these are particularly surprising, especially for viewers familiar with the form, the story is interesting and does engage on an emotional level. Park achieves this in part by switching between the characters rather than focusing on one traditional protagonist, and this provides several different perspectives on what might otherwise have been a more straightforward and less gripping tale. The film certainly gets quite hysterical towards the end, with countless scenes of characters howling and sobbing, though usually with good reason, since the story is pretty grim and heavy going in places, right through to the expected twist ending. It does deal with some very dark subject matter, including child abuse and suicide, and it does make for occasionally bleak viewing. However, this all works well, and the film actually benefits from its both its serious side and its more melodramatic touches, which help to detract from the general predictability of the central mystery. As well as investing in his characters, Park wisely never forgets that he is directing a horror film, and although he generally eschews cheap frights (aside from a couple of daft scenes of a ghostly figure snatching at Soo Na from beneath her desk) he ensures that the atmosphere remains creepy and ominous throughout. The film features some skilfully sustained tension and a palpable sense of dread, as well as an overbearing sense that things are unlikely to work out well for any of the characters, even for those who manage to make it through to the end credits. Whilst there are a few death scenes and some good use of special effects, the film is generally quite low key, and is arguably all the better for it, as this ensures that the psychological chills remain at the fore. This having been said, there are a good few gruesome moments, with Park never shying away from the less pleasant habits of hikikomori, including their apparent lack of hygiene and penchant for self mutilation. This adds a welcome visceral edge to the proceedings, and ensures that Loner should go down well with Korean horror fans bemoaning a general lack of genre product in 2008. Certainly one of the better and more thoughtful films of its type for some time, it manages to chill and depress in equal measures, and again shows that there is still life in the modern Asian horror film. by James Mudge - BeyondHollywood.com |
Customer Review of "Loner (DVD) (Korea Version)"
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January 27, 2009
Hikikomori – Dark Empathized Sorrows
“Loner” is a very dark Korean psychological ghost horror and certainly not for highly sensitive people. It features shocking and violent scenes of sexual abuse, suicide and self-harm and definitely merits an 18 rating! But its not just gore, this horror is additionally charged by sad emotional despair. Early in the film a bullied schoolgirl is forced by tormentors to steal garments from a clothing boutique, finalizing with desperation and wretchedness. Caught and brutally beaten by the shop owner, the girl falls into terrible depths of despair at her constant forms of bullying. Locking herself away in her dank bedroom she becomes a mental wreckage. Disheveled with insects seemingly crawling inside her skin, she finally confronts her bullying tormentor. What follows is a bloody, shocking and grim amalgamation of this film’s harsh theme about tortured souls - hikikomori.
Protagonist Soo Na also falls into this dark spiral of despair. Locking herself away and dropping into similar emotional destitution. But this isn’t just about social disconnection and introspective depression, but of a tragic and twisted soul’s suffering and need to release pressure and retribution through the dispossessed. Soo Na never leaves her bedroom and becomes empathetically transformed by 'someone', subject to a malevolence routed in extreme socially related sickness and sorrow. A sad rejected and tortured soul. “Loner” is a ghost story, but its focus on the love tragedy, sexual abuse and orphaned themes behind Soo Na’s bedroom horrors is what makes “Loner” compelling. Visuals are equally disturbing. The family house tarnished with grey walls reflect the decremented and desperate Soo Na and a blue lit school room of open windows on a storm filled night, all make for intense atmosphere. Visual thin lines of psychological/supernatural trauma, deciphering the actual to the imaginary in what is actually perceived by the disturbed protagonist. Eun Ah Ko plays a convincingly disturbed Soo Na. The “Tale of Two Sisters” type music though needed darker discordant tones this time (something like Gary Numan’s “Jagged” album?) to reflect the awful isolation. But “Loner” is an excellent K-horror. Like “Hansel and Gretel” (K-horror) its similarly disturbing by social concern, latched to a wicked upper hand of opportunist abuse. Dark, disturbing, tragic stuff. But be warned, this film is extremely distressing! |
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