The Piper

Mountains. Post-war. A persistent cough. A wandering shaman and his son arrive in a village desperate for rat control. The piper's music solves one problem, only to amplify something far worse. Kwang-tae's grim fairy tale evokes folk horror's darkest corners.

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Kim Kwang-tae directed The Piper in 2015. See Kim Kwang-tae's full filmography, where to start with Kim Kwang-tae, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kim Kwang-tae.

The Piper was released in 2015 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.