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Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.Advanced students who take a special class are being tortured by their class rank.
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- 2 nominations
Hahm Eun-jung
- Kim Ji-Won
- (as Eun-jeong Ham)
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- TriviaOne of the highest grossing Korean horror films in history, earning a total of 1,636,149 admissions.
- Crazy creditsDuring the beginning of the credits, Jiwon's parents are seen eating ramen noodles and talking as if it is a normal occasion, with Hyeyoung's corpse in the fish tank full of water in the background.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010)
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Death Bell (2008)
Fast paced Korean high school spin on Saw. Students are kidnapped, set up in traps, and their classmates must answer questions to set them free. Simple set-up that requires a lot of generous suspension of disbelief by the audience. The killer becomes almost omniscient, and their technical skills are flawless. Still, if people didn't follow the rules we wouldn't have a film. The traps are pretty unsettling, and the story behind why this is going on manages to intrigue for the short running time. Also a critique on the competitive nature of education in South Korea, we see the students scores represented like sports scores. It knows when to build the suspense and when to relish in its gore, but the victims are simply that, and the twist is just too convenient.
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- Hồi Chuông Tử Thần
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- Gross worldwide
- $9,512,698
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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