Da-an Park, Ho-bin Jeong, Hyeon-a Seong

Directed with a sure hand by Woo-Cheol Lee, this complex and suspenseful Korean horror thriller tells the story of Mi-ju, a virtuoso cellist who survives a brutal car accident and decides to spend mor...( read more  read more... )e time with her family, becoming a music teacher. But just when her life seems to be in order, a series of eerie and alarming events--involving her mute daughter, a creepy new housekeeper, and a dangerously obsessed former student--makes it clear that all is not well.

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Unrated, 94 min

Directed by: Woo-cheol Lee

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006

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  • April 23, 2009
    Hugely disappointing, very slow moving which was felt throughout, it may have some originality to it, but it was very dull.
  • August 3, 2008
    Asia looks awful judging by its horror films. Apparently everything is haunted/cursed. Shoes, video tapes, mobile phones, cameras and of course cellos. This film is just a regurgitation of previous horror efforts. Of course there are nice suspenseful moments and some great visual...( read more) techniques but it doesn't add up to much.
  • June 20, 2007
    Ugh. Cello is just maddeningly bad. Where do I start? The relentless cribbing from every other successful Asian horror ever? The fact that every single subplot dies in the water without contributing to the movie at all? The lousy performances? The cheap aesthetics and sloppy, off...( read more)-frame camerawork? The idiotic twist ending? The fact that it's not scary?

    You know, I really don't feel like starting at all. This movie is such a generic waste of time that it doesn't deserve any more of my minutes. The ones I already expended crawling through it and praying for it to get better are never coming back to me.

    If you've seen Ringu (black-haired girl ghost), Tale of Two Sisters (entire aesthetic sensibility), Phone (past rivalry gone sour), The Eye (plot with heavy musical themes), Dark Water (devotion to the daughter), Acacia (disintegration of the family unit), or even Suicide Club (remaining weirdness factor), this movie has absolutely nothing new to offer you. This might have some flash-in-the-pan value to an Asian Extreme virgin, but even those barely inducted into the genre have no need to see this movie.
  • June 27, 2008
    chiiling korean horror movie..to be honest..I got lost in the last 10 minutes..but the last frame is one heckuva money shot...should run a cold chill down your spine...a bit slow moving, but nice use of sound and acting is above par
  • August 12, 2009
    Cello goes in too many directions to be called a nice film, unfortunately. Otherwise, the cinematography is great. But don't expect to be scared.
  • April 23, 2009
    complicatedly boring. Again, nice poster.
  • April 16, 2009
    This film started with such a good premise but quickly lost the plot with random Asian horror cliches and rather strange death scenes. The story seemed pretty interesting but it was executed so poorly.
  • February 22, 2009
    NO MONEY TO SEE IT!!!
    MO.
  • November 25, 2008
    i found this movie pretty good. i love horror films and asian horror films seem to do better these days. i mean the ycome up with the most random plot and make it scary. like this movie for instance. there were a few parts i didnt expect and thats what i liked about it
  • November 16, 2008
    amit2 bok sampe mama ku kaya gini.. oohh...

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