Synopsis
A recently released patient from a mental institution returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house – all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history.
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Cast
- Lim Soo-jungSu-mi
- Moon Geun-youngSu-yeon
- Yum Jung-ahEun-joo
- Kim Kap-sooMoo-hyeon
- Park Mi-hyunBirth Mother
- Lee Seung-biMi-hee
- Woo Ki-hongSun-kyu
- Lee Dae-yeonDoctor
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
Masterfully manipulative and bloody scary. - 80
Film Threat
No hack job. It has more impact than your Rings, Grudges, Eyes, Dark Waters…out there and it does it with a minimum of actual on-screen scares. Finally, a real filmmaker gives it like it should be given...and it hurts so good. - 80
L.A. Weekly
While all the pieces don't quite add up in the end, as memory, fantasy and delusion collide, the film succeeds again and again at pulling you to the edge of your seat and keeping you there. - 75
Chicago Tribune
It's a stunningly creepy specimen of Asian horror. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Quite restrained for what's basically a horror movie, and very well acted. - 70
Variety
It manages to suspend disbelief without over-taxing the viewer's patience, and boasts at least one terrific performance, by actress Yeom Jeong-ah as a scary stepmom. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Although A Tale of Two Sisters has some excellent suspense sequences, it falters badly during the dramatic parts. - 60
The A.V. Club
Kim weaves these clichés into effectively nerve-wracking setpieces, though between the jumps, A Tale Of Two Sisters becomes mired in ponderous melodrama.
