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The Piper

The Piper

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2015

Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

Movie details

The Piper

“This is what death sounds like.”

2015 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 47m

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

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Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Piper?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Kwang-tae

Written by

Kim Kwang-tae

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Woo-ryong

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Village chief

Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee

Mi-sook

Lee Joon

Lee Joon

Nam-soo

Goo Seung-hyun

Goo Seung-hyun

Young-nam

Lee Min-ji

Lee Min-ji

Min-young

Kyul Hwi

Kyul Hwi

Deok-soo

Court is in session

Put The Piper on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.