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When beautiful Hae-Won is forced to take a vacation she finds herself drawn to the island of Moodo, where she once spent an idyllic childhood holiday. On arrival she’s reunited with her old friend Bok-Nam. Hae-Won soon realises that life on the island is far removed from the paradise that she remembers. Amidst the beautiful landscape and breathtaking scenery a vile and spiteful society has been allowed to co-exist. The hapless Bok-Nam is ritually abused by the male population and completely exploited by her female elders. When an attempt to escape results in the death of a loved one, Bok-Nam decides to take things into her own hands. With nothing left to live for and nothing left to lose, Bok Nam’s reign of gruesome, blood drenched revenge begins.
Powerful, poignant and extremely unsettling, Bedevilled is one of the most shocking and disturbing films from Korea since the notorious Old Boy, an experience you'll never forget.
Powerful, poignant and extremely unsettling, Bedevilled is one of the most shocking and disturbing films from Korea since the notorious Old Boy, an experience you'll never forget.
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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: Korean ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Korean ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Hae-won is a beautiful single woman in her thirties who works at a bank in the Seoul city. She leads a busy life until she becomes a witness to an attempted murder case, and at the same time, things get complicated at work. When things get out of hand she is forced to take a vacation so she heads for 'Moodo', a small undeveloped island, where she had once visited to see her grandparents. And where she had befriended a girl named Bok-nam who stills writes to Hae-won asking her to visit despite the fact that Hae-won never bothered to reply. Upon arriving at the island, Hae-won is shocked to see everyone treating Bok-nam like a slave. As practically the only young woman on the island, she is a plaything for all the men and a free laborer for the women. Sick of all the inhumane treatment, Bok-nam had tried to escape the island several times in the past but had failed each time. She begs Hae-won to help her escape the place, but Hae-won remains indifferent not wanting to be involved in complicated situations. When Bok-nam realizes that her own daughter will follow her footsteps, she tries to escape the island with her daughter. But her daughter gets killed in the process. And when she loses the only thing that had kept her going because of Hae-won's negligence, Bok-nam takes a sickle in her hand for revenge. ...Bedevilled (2010) ( Kim Bok-nam salinsageonui jeonmal ) ( Be Devil ) (Blu-Ray)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bedevilled was one of the films that I didn't have time to fit in at last year's Frightfest but with its release on DVD this week I made good on a second chance.
While American horror and thrillers tend to languish in remakes and torture porn, it's great to see Korean filmmakers still finding ways to tell engaging and thought-provoking horror stories, as is the case with Bedevilled.
Bedevilled tells the story of city girl Hae-Won who, after an altercation at work, heads on vacation to an island to meet estranged childhood friend Bok-Nam.
It's here that Hae-Won witnesses the pressure cooker that Bok-Nam calls life. Bok-Nam is belittled by the village elders, abused by her cheating husband and forced to work on the farm.
Director Jang Cheol-Su notches up the tension slowly and brutally as we experience Bok-Nam's abuse on a daily basis.
Unlike I Spit On Your Grave or Last House on the Left, the brutality here isn't confined to a single incident; Bok-Nam's pain starts with sunrise and doesn't end at sunset. The pain is constant and sharp.
The beatings are tough to watch, but what makes them tougher is the sense of normalcy that the villagers have to witnessing them.
What's more, Hae-Won's apathetic "see no evil, hear no evil response" to her friend's situation implicates her as much as Bok-Nam's torturers.
Hae-Won isn't portrayed as vain or arrogant but rather as someone whose life in the city has allowed her to compartmentalise her friend as something less than human.
She's educated and privileged and yet she doesn't help her friend - a lazy form of evil.
When events come to head and tragedy strikes, Bok-Nam eventually decides enough is enough and takes arms against her oppressors and her friend.
The film is a slow-boil so that when the violence does erupt and revenge is taken, it's shocking, cathartic and ultimately sad - reminiscent of the denouement of Old Boy.
The film sees the evaporation of a friendship that could have saved two lives rather than the life of the one person left standing at the end of the film.
And that's the real horror that stays with you after the credits roll.
While American horror and thrillers tend to languish in remakes and torture porn, it's great to see Korean filmmakers still finding ways to tell engaging and thought-provoking horror stories, as is the case with Bedevilled.
Bedevilled tells the story of city girl Hae-Won who, after an altercation at work, heads on vacation to an island to meet estranged childhood friend Bok-Nam.
It's here that Hae-Won witnesses the pressure cooker that Bok-Nam calls life. Bok-Nam is belittled by the village elders, abused by her cheating husband and forced to work on the farm.
Director Jang Cheol-Su notches up the tension slowly and brutally as we experience Bok-Nam's abuse on a daily basis.
Unlike I Spit On Your Grave or Last House on the Left, the brutality here isn't confined to a single incident; Bok-Nam's pain starts with sunrise and doesn't end at sunset. The pain is constant and sharp.
The beatings are tough to watch, but what makes them tougher is the sense of normalcy that the villagers have to witnessing them.
What's more, Hae-Won's apathetic "see no evil, hear no evil response" to her friend's situation implicates her as much as Bok-Nam's torturers.
Hae-Won isn't portrayed as vain or arrogant but rather as someone whose life in the city has allowed her to compartmentalise her friend as something less than human.
She's educated and privileged and yet she doesn't help her friend - a lazy form of evil.
When events come to head and tragedy strikes, Bok-Nam eventually decides enough is enough and takes arms against her oppressors and her friend.
The film is a slow-boil so that when the violence does erupt and revenge is taken, it's shocking, cathartic and ultimately sad - reminiscent of the denouement of Old Boy.
The film sees the evaporation of a friendship that could have saved two lives rather than the life of the one person left standing at the end of the film.
And that's the real horror that stays with you after the credits roll.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is the much shortened version of the acclaimed film It runs less than 2 hours. The original version ran for 130 minutes.Best to buy it directly from Asia.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really loved this film, I found it quite sad and I was really cheering Bok-nam on but I really felt for her. I also liked tat it was told more from Hae-won's point of view and that she's a really unlikeable character.
I really like korean films, I often go for horror, but I'm a massive fan of these type of films, the female vengeance theme is portrayed so well in korean cinema, I think it's because they are not straight forward thrillers, the story is always emotive and has twists but the characters are always so interesting, they are normal women that have been turned into phsychos but they have this passion and motherly instinct that makes you really enjoy watching them obtain their satisfaction.
This is a great example of that type of film, but it's a little different to Princess Aurora and Lady Vengeance in the setting and the characters yet all the traits that make the story so amazing are there.
I really like korean films, I often go for horror, but I'm a massive fan of these type of films, the female vengeance theme is portrayed so well in korean cinema, I think it's because they are not straight forward thrillers, the story is always emotive and has twists but the characters are always so interesting, they are normal women that have been turned into phsychos but they have this passion and motherly instinct that makes you really enjoy watching them obtain their satisfaction.
This is a great example of that type of film, but it's a little different to Princess Aurora and Lady Vengeance in the setting and the characters yet all the traits that make the story so amazing are there.
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Published 4 months ago by Michael Oberhardt
A masterpiece, but not apt for everybody.
The movie builds up slowly, yet firm and steady. After the first hour, it has grabbed your guts without your even noticing it, and it simply won't let go until the very end. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Francisco José Poyato Ariza
I must've had a cursed life to be made to sit through this....
There's nothing like a great foreign film... and Bedevilled is nothing like one.
What you're expecting from the film, based on the initial presentation, is a slow... Read more
What you're expecting from the film, based on the initial presentation, is a slow... Read more
Published 13 months ago by DVDfever
Great film.
Bedevilled is a Korean film written and directed by Cheol-so Jang. Even though I saw it at Grimmfest, I wouldn't class it as a horror film, despite its particularly violent ending. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Daniel Baguley
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