Chawoo
Directed by:
Jeong-won SinScreenplay:
Jeong-won SinCinematography:
Barry StoneComposer:
Jun-seong KimCast:
Tae-woong Eom, Hang-seon Jang, Yoo-mi Jeong, Je-moon Yoon, Hyeok-kwon Park, Yoon-min Jeong, Beom-taek Kwon, Oh-jin Kwon, Won-yeong Choi, Ki-cheon Kim (more)VOD (1)
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After foolishly scribbling "anywhere" on his transfer application form, Seoul-based cop Kim Kang-soo (Tae-woong Eom) finds himself moved down to a sleepy, supposedly "crime-free" village in South Korea: Semeri. But the subdued, scenic once popular tourist resort is about to become hell on earth. In the local mountains the mutilated remains of a young girl have been found. The local police assume it's a grisly homicide, but Kim realizes they're very wrong and soon Semeri's citizens will see their beloved town turned into a gruesome bloodbath. A legendary hunter in the region, Chun Il-man, is convinced the deaths are the work of a man-eating boar and, full of fear, the villagers invite him to catch it. (StudioCanal UK)
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The South Korean style of acting can always take my breath away because I never know whether to laugh, cry or just roll my eyes. This is exactly the case in Chaw, however here I was more focused on the bloodthirsty monster in the form of a gigantic boar that attacked almost everything and everyone in its vicinity. The look of the beast was quite good, I must commend it, because many similar films portray all sorts of monsters in a terribly unrealistic way. As far as the story is concerned, it's average, but I liked the atmosphere, maybe also because of the wacky acting. In short, a horror film that is often balanced by comic elements, whether intentional or unintentional, but it’s nothing to write home about.
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