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A surprisingly feminine retelling of K-horror.
A devout married couple decides to adopt a blind child, Isaak, in order to get over the accidental death of their third child, Han-byul, and to obtain God's forgiveness. Soon after he is brought home to his new parents, Isaak begins to sense Han-byul's presence. The mother is moved by the idea that she can communicate with her deceased child. However, the father and the other children believe that Isaak is lying.
Meet the director
Jin-yeong Kim
Director Kim Jinyeong majored in filmmaking at Korea National University of Arts, School of Film, TV & Multimedia. She directed short films Heredity of Taste (2009) and Believe in Me (2010), the latter of which earned her the grand prize in the Asian Shorts Competition held at Seoul International Women's Film Festival in 2010. The Other Child is her first feature film.