Bum Kim, Gyu-ri Kim, Beom-su Lee, Han Na-Yeon

The film is set in a high school, where an elite group of twenty students—including rebellious heroine Kang Yi-na, her timid best friend Yoon Myong-hyo, and her would-be boyfriend Kang Hyeon—are takin...( read more  read more... )g a special class for their college entrance exam. After Kang Hyeon is nearly strangled and another student throttled in the restroom, the classroom TV screen switches to an image of top-ranking student Hye-yeong trapped inside a fish tank that is slowly filling with water. A disembodied voice announces that her life depends on the exam questions he will set for them, and that a student will die for every question the class gets wrong. Trapped with the students are head teacher Hwang Chan-wook and English teacher Choi So-yeong. Yi-na realises that the students are being killed in order of their rank in the class, and she is ranked fifth.

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Directed by: Yoon Hong-Seung

Release Date: August 6, 2008

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  • December 17, 2009
    20 of the most elite students at a Korean high school are picked off one by one by an unknown assailant. With the rest of them trapped in school and unable to leave the premises, they have to solve various questions or another student will die a horrible death. Who is behind this...( read more) sick and twisted game? This tries to be different from the usual Asian horror fare, in fact there are shades of Saw here. The only thing it excels in is in the innovative death scenes and it doesn't seem to know what kind of story it wants to be. It starts as a ghost story but then turns into a slasher one. It's OK I suppose but I've seen better Asian horror movies.
  • December 11, 2009
    Death Bell (Gosa) really impressed me. After I saw the trailer I knew I had to watch this and i'm glad I made that decision. Round every corner is a shocking revelation that moves your suspicion from one person to the next. Some great young actors make this thrilling and unconven...( read more)tional. The story of people being killed one by one is similar to the premise of Battle Royale, but is entirely different.

    Some great scenes create plenty of tension and it is easy to see yourself as one of the characters. This makes it different to most thrillers as usually I find it difficult to place myself in the situation of the characters. With enough twists and turns to keep you entertained and plenty of development, Death Bell is certainly one to recommend.
  • December 5, 2009
    If u like thriller, U must watch this movie. I like this movie a lot. I recommend this film for all of you guys!! ^^

    The tension good.
    The story good.
    Part of the end story great, Surprise!!!
    The murder good, bcoz unique n a little bit crazy Lol!!!

    When U watch this movie, tryi...( read more)ng to guess the killer ^^
  • September 29, 2009
    Not really scary but the twists & turns of the film made it very good. It has a lot of intricate sub stories not really needed but if put together, makes the film complex and complete. They did their acting very well as well as the effects, cinematography & prod. design. Hope to ...( read more)see more Asian films.
  • August 26, 2009
    An elite group of students at Chang-in High, including nightmare-haunted Gang Yi-na (Nam Gyu-ri) and troublesome teen Gang Hyeon (Kim Beom), is taking a special class for the college entrance exam. After Gang Hyeon is almost strangled by one student, and another is throttled in a...( read more) restroom stall, the classroom TV screen suddenly switches to a horrific image of a top-ranked femme student in a fish tank that's slowly filling with water. A disembodied voice announces a student will die for every test question the class gets wrong -- and the first will be the girl in the tank. Anyone trying to leave the premises will also die a horrible death. Trapped along with the teens are head teacher Chang Wook (star Lee Beom-su) and pretty English teach Choi So-yeong (Yun Jeong-heui). But it's Yi-na who starts to unravel the mystery by realizing students are being killed in order of their rank in the class, from the top. Unfortunately for her, she's ranked No. 5. After a fairly conventional half-hour setup, the pic keeps the tension high with tight cutting and a no-flab script that ups the student body count in some especially inventive ways. Solution to the whodunit is less convincing than the lead-up, with a finale that doesn't deliver on expectations. But the journey there is fine, with Lee, better known for comedy, interestingly cast as the students' tough prof.
  • June 26, 2009
    Interesting for me because I'm scholastically competitive and I only dream of having one of these disastrous plights forced upon me and my fellow alumni, not only to test our mental skills but to fight for the survival of the fittest.

    It's nothing new - in fact it's like Saw mee...( read more)ts Battle Royale. But I enjoyed it anyway, mostly because of what I mentioned previously. The screenplay just aims for fun, and you're given a little extra. I can't recall any particular goriness or scares, but I think it was decent.

    I requested Flixster to add this movie the summer it came out, and I was denied, and I'm assuming based on the lack of a notification and this movie having a Flixster page now that its hype is built up by its release in the US or something. In that case, it's good for a watch, better on the big screen or at night with all the lights off like any horror, not for purchasing since it's typical.
  • May 26, 2009
    this iz my fav. movie the new stylish movie

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