Two sisters who, after spending time in a mental institution, return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways, an interfering ghost also affects their recovery.
Gripping horror, but it's that special kind of horror where there's always a haunting feeling underneath every scene. One of the best psychological thrillers out there and it's directed by one of South Korea's film masters: Kim Jee-woon, who's made critically acclaimed movies such as A Bittersweet Life (2005) and The Quiet Family (1998). He said that with A Tale of Two Sisters he wanted the story to be as complex as the mind of a girl, so the result became a fascinating look at domestic violence, psychic disorder and supernatural presence. It's filmed masterfully with Kim Jee-woon's personal style where nothing was left to chance. The tracking shots, the slow zoom and subtle little turns with the camera which reminds me of Bong Joon-ho.
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