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Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2019
Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.
Movie details
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
“Demon awakened with this call.”
2019 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 2h 2m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Svaha: The Sixth Finger?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jang Jae-hyun
Written by
Jang Jae-hyun
Lee Jung-jae
Pastor Park Ung-jae
Park Jeong-min
Jeong Na-han
Lee Jae-in
Geum-hwa
Yoo Ji-tae
Kim Dong-soo
Jung Jin-young
Chief Hwang
Jin Sun-kyu
Monk Hae-an
David Lee
Go Joseph
Court is in session
Put Svaha: The Sixth Finger on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.