Note: this review might contain spoilers.
An American family contacts Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun), a shaman, when their baby son has a mysterious illness. Hwa-rim helps people who need to rid their homes and families of ghosts, demons, or supernatural beings. She discovers the baby's illness is due to a curse from the grave.
On behalf of the family, Park Ji-Yong (Kim Jae-cheol) shows Hwa-rim and her partner Bong-Gil (Lee Do-hyun) the location of the family's Grandfather's grave. Accompanying them, is feng shui expert Kim Sang Deok (Choi Min-sik) and funeral home owner Ko Young Geun (Yoo Hae-jin). The grave is in a remote location on a mountain, and there is no name on the grave. The family now wants the grave relocated, but on arrival Sang Deok senses something evil.
Hwa-rim performs rituals to ward off evil spirits, and the grave is excavated. The coffin is to be cremated. When one of the diggers kills a snake with a human head, evil spirits are unleashed and shortly after it starts to rain. Apparently, cremation can't be done when it rains as it will prevent the grandfather's spirit from smoothly moving upward.
When a custodian at the funeral home opens the coffin, a vengeful spirit is unleashed. Now, the Grandfather's spirit targets his family members, but when the coffin is cremated, the curse is lifted. However, later it is discovered there was a double burial on the grave site, with a large coffin being buried vertically underneath the Grandfather's coffin, and this is when things start going terribly wrong!
'Exhuma' is a creepy film with a constantly foreboding atmosphere. One never really knows what to expect. There were a few confusing moments here, but in general this is a good movie. The make-up and visual effects are very good. 'Exhuma' reminded me of a cross between the Korean film 'The Wailing' and the Cantonese film 'Rigor Mortis'.
An American family contacts Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun), a shaman, when their baby son has a mysterious illness. Hwa-rim helps people who need to rid their homes and families of ghosts, demons, or supernatural beings. She discovers the baby's illness is due to a curse from the grave.
On behalf of the family, Park Ji-Yong (Kim Jae-cheol) shows Hwa-rim and her partner Bong-Gil (Lee Do-hyun) the location of the family's Grandfather's grave. Accompanying them, is feng shui expert Kim Sang Deok (Choi Min-sik) and funeral home owner Ko Young Geun (Yoo Hae-jin). The grave is in a remote location on a mountain, and there is no name on the grave. The family now wants the grave relocated, but on arrival Sang Deok senses something evil.
Hwa-rim performs rituals to ward off evil spirits, and the grave is excavated. The coffin is to be cremated. When one of the diggers kills a snake with a human head, evil spirits are unleashed and shortly after it starts to rain. Apparently, cremation can't be done when it rains as it will prevent the grandfather's spirit from smoothly moving upward.
When a custodian at the funeral home opens the coffin, a vengeful spirit is unleashed. Now, the Grandfather's spirit targets his family members, but when the coffin is cremated, the curse is lifted. However, later it is discovered there was a double burial on the grave site, with a large coffin being buried vertically underneath the Grandfather's coffin, and this is when things start going terribly wrong!
'Exhuma' is a creepy film with a constantly foreboding atmosphere. One never really knows what to expect. There were a few confusing moments here, but in general this is a good movie. The make-up and visual effects are very good. 'Exhuma' reminded me of a cross between the Korean film 'The Wailing' and the Cantonese film 'Rigor Mortis'.