A Tale of Two Sisters 장화,홍련 [Janghwa, Hongryeon]
(view the trailer)

This is an extremely dark and disturbing tale about two sisters who come back home after being treated in a mental institution. They find themselves persecuted and tormented by a wicked stepmother… and a mysterious visitor who creeps into their bedroom at night.

I found it skin-crawlingly scary and uncomfortable. There were many moments where I had to watch it through my fingers or look away – which was a first!

Showing now at select UGC cinemas across the UK as part of the TARTAN ASIA EXTREME festival.

Tartan Films has opened the lid of this Pandora’s Box of an astonishing world of cinema from Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan, introducing cinema-goers to the stylish and often violent world of Miike Takashi, Hideo Nakata and the Pang Brothers amongst others.