Choi Min-sik

Kim Go-eun

Yoo Hai-jin

Lee Do-hyun

Kim Jae-chul

Jeon Jin-gi

Kim Sun-young

Kim Ji-an

Kim Min-jun

Kim Byung-oh

Rikiya Koyama

Park Jeong-ja

Park Ji-il

Lee Jong-goo

Lee Young-lan

Jung Sang-cheol

Kim Tae-jun

Kim Seo-hyeon

Go Chun-ja

Song Gwang-ja

Choi Moon-kyoung

Akane Ono

Jung Yun-ha

Shin Regina

Hong Seo-jun

Jang Ui-don

Lee Da-wit

Lee Eun-joo

Baek Seung-chul

Yoon Jae-in

Park Jae-wan

Han Hye-ji

Shim So-yeon

Choi Jeong-hwa

Jang Jae-hyun

Kim Tae-seong

Lee Mo-gae

Seo Sung-kyung

Lee Seong-hwan

Jeong Byeong-jin

Park Jun-yong

You Cheong

Choi Yoon-sun

Lee Eun-ju

Hwang Hyo-kyun

Kim Ho-sik

Koo Jong-ryul

Kim Byung-in

Do Gwang-il

Do Gwang-sup

Kim Shin-chul

Son Seung-hyeon

Park Jin-young

Jeong Yoon-heon

Moon Gwang-sik

Hong Jeong-won

Park Hyoung-jin

Kwon Ji-yong

Kim Young-min

Jeong In-cheol

Shin Eun-hee

Choi Jae-hun

Go Rak-sun

Kim Byung-seo

Jeong Kyung-hwa

Kwon Ji-yoon

Kim Jung-woo

Kang Ji-hyeon

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Exhuma

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"Kim" (Choi Min-sik) is what they call a geomancer. He advises people on the best places for them to bury their loved ones. It's all about feng shui. Woebetide anyone who gets it wrong for a disgruntled ancestor can come back and visit retribution on anyone who mucks that process up - just ask the grandchild who though he would retain grandma's false teeth as as souvenir! Anyway, the wealthy "Park" (Kim Jae-cheol) and his family appear to have a secret that he and the more spiritual pairing of "Hwarim" (Kim Go-eun) and "Bong Gil" (Lee Do-hyun) might be able to help with. Even as far away as in the United States, his family are being tormented by a spirit. They are all led to a remote grave atop a hill that is marked simply by a plain gravestone with no name, just some seemingly random numbers. The buried man was of some importance so the fact that his grave was not ideally placed (only 65/100 on the best plot to have scale) arouses suspicion. They proceed to exhume the uniquely carved juniper coffin and decide to cremate it, but it's considered unlucky to do this in wet weather so leaving it respectfully dressed, plan to complete the process in the morning. This is their first mistake for overnight it falls prey to an inquisitive member of their team who releases an even more menacing entity bent on revenge on all those who left him at 65%! That is just the start of their woes, though. Returning to the grave for a ritual, they discover an even larger, chain-wrapped, box buried vertically - and one with no name, neither! It's now we head straight into "Mummy" mode and the adventure really does pick up. Can they identify this leviathan of menace and terror and thwart it's centuries-old battle plan? I did quite enjoy this. It taps into a fascinating mix of mysticism and legend whilst adding a dose of modern day cynical exploitation (they get paid over $500,000 for their relocation "fee") and as the story moves along you wouldn't want to be a chicken - or a pig, either! The largely dark and wet scenarios work well with the sparing usual of visual effects and a strong ensemble performance that keeps the story of dreams and nightmares moving along well for 2¼ hours of well made and at times quite scary ancient horror.

Chris Sawin

Bloody memorable sequences aside, _Exhuma_ is worth the watch but would have benefitted from more efficient pacing and a little less emphasis on being so hungry after dealing with the dead for a living.

**Full review:** https://bit.ly/GraveRot

Exhuma  has a predictably Eastern horror flavour, as might be expected from a South Korean production. That said, many of the horror elements expanded upon in  this film, cross cultural boundaries, resulting in an, at times, chillingly ghoulish experience. 

Scenes of the dead resurrected, as evil spirits and ghouls, are not to be underestimated in their scare potential. They are well done, with a strong sense of realism, creating an atmosphere of creeping dread. 

Where this film might be a difficult one for Western audiences, is in some of the Eastern, if not Korean, cultural and religious/supernatural nuances of the film. I for one, found it a a challenge at times, to gain a cohesive understanding, of the overall story, for this reason.  

In summary, a great deal of scare potential on offer, with what is a familiar but at the same time, uniquely Eastern tale, of evil, from beyond the grave. You might struggle with certain aspects of the film, if you are from the West, but its certainly well worth the effort.

Exhuma

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