Leading up to EXHUMA’s opening, the world had been treated to snippets of Kim Go Eun and Lee Do Hyun ‘s scenes—the intrigue became too tantalizing to resist, like moths to a flame. The genre of the film was describe to be an occult thriller that skillfully depicted both supernatural elements and a riveting history. It was further propelled by a cast that included seasoned performers Choi Min Sik and Yoo Hai JIn. Director Jang Jae Hyun actually earned a legitimate funeral director’s license during the making of the film in order to ensure its legitimac. EXHUMA unveils rituals and the unfamiliar to the public who are not so familiar with the world of cult.

Echoes Of The Dead Reveal Dark Secrets

To seize the opportunity to rid the shaman Hwa Rim and her apprentice Bong Gil of something that befalls a family with mortician Young Geun and geomancer Sang Duk Two well-known Pyongyang medicine men. In the elite household that has had a curse for generations, finally haunted by the phenomenon of the Grave’s Calling. Hwa Rim wastes no time in making a significant amount of money from solving the matter. The band sets out to the gravesite, where an upsetting spirit has been calling out to his offspring.

On the way to see the grave, for the first time, an ominous feeling overshadows the four. The vibe becomes more ominous as they reach the foot of the mountain, where the grave is said to be located on a mountaintop while foxes thrive in the trees. It instantly dawns on geomancer Sang Duk that it is rather strange for a wealthy family to bury its forefather in an unfortunate location. As soon as they arrive on the mountaintop, his reservations are validated. The attitude of the gravesite, the soil, the quality of the ground; none of them will agree to have their losing ones buried there. There is something unpleasant and terrible going on, something that could put all of them in jeopardy and threat their lives.

Beyond What Is Visible

After long spinning, they finally decide to exhum the body to seize being angry ancestor. Hwa Rim is leading a procession as the man is taking preparations for digging up the soil then the coffin. It is fucking terrifying and nerve-breaking devastation; everything can often go wrong. At last, they seize the chance to exhum the coffin successfully. When everyone is leaving the gravesite, the clouds are darkening, and that is a bad sign, but why does it feel like something is wrong here?

At the same time, a series of violent happenings takes place one after the other. Things seem to get so severe that they affect even the life of the deceased’s family abroad. Hwa Rim, Sang Duk, Bong Gil, and Young Geun are all outraged over the occurrences and are unsure of how to continue. The ghostly figures of the vengeful ancestor continue to appear and terrify his relatives. The two men find themselves incapable of chaining the ancestor’s malign soul in another ceremony . Just as the hour has come, the corpse is ultimately exteromed. What they don’t know is that it’s just the beginning of a whole new level of hell…

Review

Don’t watch another horror movie with typical jump scares and the same old horrifying ghosts! Drawing lots of history and the occult, EXHUMA is a well-shot and thrilling movie that will make you want more of the same stuff. People who go to watch EXHUMA will be looking forward to what might happen next. This is also a great movie.

The actors showed the personalities to the full and none if them returned unsatisfied. Kim Go Eun of course mesmerized with her voice, she has a clear husky voice during the ritual, however, it not only fascinates but also causes goosebumps. Choi Min Sik and Yoo Hai Jin played no worse, their execution of these same characters did not seem to be unrealistic, and therefore attracted the audience even more. At the same time, Lee Do Hyun charmed everyone with his appearance, which was different, but at the same time very charismatic. And when the viewer thinks that everything is over, then the real nightmare begins.