The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to the director, the actors studied real rituals from shamans in order to accurately portray them in this film.
- GoofsKorea and the US should be in different time zones, but actions happening simultaneously in both locations take place illogically at nighttime.
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Disturbing, eerie, and tense, the first half of Exhuma is an explosive mixture of south korean folklore and mythicism. It effectively evokes the universal dread and mystery regarding the afterlife, and what we, people still living and walking on this earth, can and should do with regards to that. The spiritual and supernatural bridge dangling between the two worlds. It works excellently as a paranormal occult horror film. Great atmosphere, never looses the steam, with fairly memorable moments.
But then it reaches the mid point of the film, something happens that made me not exactly sure about how I feel about this film as whole. To be clear: I still did like it a lot and it is nonetheless a strong film, but the aforementioned uneasiness and tension quickly goes away, and never quite reaches the same high as the previous half. It is a reveal/decision that I do appreciate: it is ambitious, creative, and is a big swing that we do not often see in a south Korean film. Also helps that practical effects accompanying it are simply amazing. However, the tonal shift/jarring nature of it kinda turned me off. I do recommend going into the film completely blind!
Kinda torn between 3.5 and 4 stars. It the film carried the strengths of the first two acts to the third act, and kept the film more consistent, it easily would've been4 stars and maybe 4.5. Again, still a great film and I highly recommend this to anyone interested in horror films with uniquely korean/asian DNA embedded to it.
But then it reaches the mid point of the film, something happens that made me not exactly sure about how I feel about this film as whole. To be clear: I still did like it a lot and it is nonetheless a strong film, but the aforementioned uneasiness and tension quickly goes away, and never quite reaches the same high as the previous half. It is a reveal/decision that I do appreciate: it is ambitious, creative, and is a big swing that we do not often see in a south Korean film. Also helps that practical effects accompanying it are simply amazing. However, the tonal shift/jarring nature of it kinda turned me off. I do recommend going into the film completely blind!
Kinda torn between 3.5 and 4 stars. It the film carried the strengths of the first two acts to the third act, and kept the film more consistent, it easily would've been4 stars and maybe 4.5. Again, still a great film and I highly recommend this to anyone interested in horror films with uniquely korean/asian DNA embedded to it.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Exhuma: La Tumba Del Diablo
- Filming locations
- Baekdu-Daegan mountain range, South Korea(Various Exterior Shots)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,310,900
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $60,512
- Mar 17, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $97,958,398
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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